Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 81.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Syrian Arab Republic is 81.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 120.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 68.6%, in 2021.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 204th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.5% | 79.7% | 91.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 99.8% | 92.4% | 106.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 105.1% | 101.3% | 108.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 111.8% | 102.3% | 116.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.1% | 72.4% | 120.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 68.6% | 81.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 81.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 144,621 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Syrian Arab Republic was 81.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 120.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 2021.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 204th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.