Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Syria
Syria: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 53.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Syria, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 53.5% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Syria peaked at 66.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2006.
Syria ranks 25th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.1% | — |
| 2000 | 52.7% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -35.9% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +28.4% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | +48.9% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -3.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 53.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.9%, 92% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Syria's 53.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.2%, 1.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +48.9% | 44.4% | 66.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.1% | 57.1% | 57.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 27.2% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 41.9% | 66.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 53.5% | 64.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- 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 Syria?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Syria was 53.5% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2006.
- How does Syria rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Syria ranks 25th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release