Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.9889 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Syrian Arab Republic, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 0.9889 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9881 GPIA, in 2020.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 69th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9881 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9942 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9922 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9889 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.993 GPIA | 0.9881 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 66 Lesotho 0.9928 GPIA compare
- 67 Russian Federation 0.9924 GPIA compare
- 68 Togo 0.9903 GPIA compare
- 70 Burundi 0.9875 GPIA compare
- 71 Philippines 0.9872 GPIA compare
- 72 South Africa 0.9846 GPIA compare
More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,596 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,421 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 75,782 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 72,747 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0055 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.088 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.9889 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9881 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 69th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release