Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 70.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Syrian Arab Republic, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Syrian Arab Republic is 70.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 72.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 2012.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 15th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.5% | — |
| 2001 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 70.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 72.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 71.4% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 70.3% | -1.5% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 70.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 70.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.7%, 4.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.9% | 63.2% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 58.6% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 70.3% | 72.7% | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Syrian Arab Republic was 70.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2012.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release