Share of primary schools with toilets in Syria
Syria: Share of primary schools with toilets was 81.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
81.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
85th
of 96 countries
All-time high
81.0%
in 2024
All-time low
76.9%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Share of primary schools with toilets in Syria, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary schools with toilets in Syria stood at 81.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over five years.
Syria ranks 85th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of primary schools with toilets in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 80.0% | — |
| 2021 | 76.9% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 82 Morocco 85.3% compare
- 83 Gambia 83.9% compare
- 84 Micronesia (country) 81.9% compare
- 86 Bangladesh 75.4% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 72.8% compare
- 88 Kiribati 72.2% compare
More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 697,415 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -9.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 361,423 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 335,992 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.44 % change on previous year (2016)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with toilets in Syria?
- Share of primary schools with toilets in Syria was 81.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 2021.
- How does Syria rank for share of primary schools with toilets?
- Syria ranks 85th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with toilets. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of primary schools that have access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities, as defined by international standards.