Primary completion rate, female in Syria
Syria: Primary completion rate, female was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, female in Syria stood at 61.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Syria peaked at 105.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 1971.
That places Syria 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 35.8% | — |
| 1972 | 39.0% | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 40.1% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 45.0% | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 47.4% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 51.1% | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 54.4% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 57.0% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 55.3% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 55.2% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 58.2% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 62.9% | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 66.5% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 70.4% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 74.8% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 78.2% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 79.3% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 84.7% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 87.0% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 84.8% | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 87.7% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 86.4% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 85.6% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 100.9% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 104.5% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 104.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 104.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 104.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 102.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 103.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 105.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | -39.8% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.2% | 35.8% | 57.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 71.0% | 55.2% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.0% | 84.7% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 85.2% | 104.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 63.2% | 105.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 57.3% | 61.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 715,268 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 640,320 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,529 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Syria?
- Primary completion rate, female in Syria was 61.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 105.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Syria ranks 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.