Primary completion rate, male in Syria
Syria: Primary completion rate, male was 58.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, male in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Syria is 58.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Syria peaked at 106.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 2021.
Syria ranks 174th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 72.7% | — |
| 1972 | 76.7% | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 75.6% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 79.2% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 84.6% | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 88.3% | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 90.8% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 92.0% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 87.9% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 84.8% | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 89.6% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 91.4% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 93.2% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 93.8% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 93.1% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 94.5% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 96.5% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 101.4% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 94.2% | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 96.8% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 94.3% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 93.9% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 92.2% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 92.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 91.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 92.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 101.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 104.0% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 106.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 105.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 105.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 104.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 104.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 104.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 106.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | -40.2% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.1% | 72.7% | 92.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 91.0% | 84.8% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.0% | 92.2% | 101.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.5% | 91.2% | 106.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 63.7% | 106.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 55.3% | 59.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.043 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1546 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.045 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Syria?
- Primary completion rate, male in Syria was 58.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 106.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 2021.
- How does Syria rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Syria ranks 174th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% 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.