Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 90.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 90.5% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 90.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 1972.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 32nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 39.6% | — |
| 1972 | 36.3% | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 40.5% | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 42.6% | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 42.5% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 45.3% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 49.6% | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 49.3% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 50.8% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 52.8% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 54.9% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 57.6% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 59.3% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 60.5% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 60.9% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 60.4% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 63.2% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 62.8% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 63.6% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 63.8% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 67.8% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +30.4% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 90.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.1%, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 90.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.7%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +30.4% | 69.0% | 90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.0% | 36.3% | 50.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 58.6% | 52.8% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 63.6% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 67.6% | 69.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 90.0% | 90.5% | 2 |
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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Syrian Arab Republic was 90.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 1972.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 32nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release