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 53.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Syrian Arab Republic is 53.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 20.1% 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 66.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2006.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 26th of 175 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 Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.4% | — |
| 2000 | 54.5% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 53.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -34.7% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 42.7% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +47.6% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | -3.7% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 53.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.2%, 91% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 53.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.2%, 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 Syrian Arab Republic 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 | +47.6% | 45.1% | 66.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 59.4% | 59.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 28.8% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 42.7% | 66.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 53.2% | 63.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
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 53.2% 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 66.6% in 2013.
- 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 28.8% in 2006.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 26th out of 175 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 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release