Productivity vs. educational attainment in Syria
Syria: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 18.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Syria, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. educational attainment in Syria stood at 18.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Syria peaked at 22.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2006.
Syria ranks 78th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7 |
| 2020s | 18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 75 Ukraine 19.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 76 Thailand 19.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 77 Ecuador 18.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 79 Venezuela 18.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 80 Botswana 18.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 81 Albania 17.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Syria
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of 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 productivity vs. educational attainment in Syria?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Syria was 18.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2006.
- How does Syria rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Syria ranks 78th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.