Primary completion rate, male in Syria

Syria: Primary completion rate, male was 58.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
58.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
174th
of 189 countries
All-time high
106.5%
in 2012
All-time low
55.3%
in 2021
Years of data
48
1971–2024

Primary completion rate, male in Syria, 1971–2024

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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

Annual values for Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Syria, 1971 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 171 Lesotho 62.1% compare
  2. 172 Sudan 60.5% compare
  3. 173 Rwanda 60.3% compare
  4. 175 Madagascar 57.8% compare
  5. 176 Liberia 56.7% compare
  6. 177 Haiti 54.8% compare

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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

Indicator
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,295 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.