Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Syria
Syria: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 1.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Syria stood at 1.7%.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Syria peaked at 3.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1971.
Syria ranks 122nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.0% | — |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +37.8% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +77.1% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -26.2% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +24.8% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -10.9% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.9%, 34% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +77.1% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 119 Senegal 1.9% compare
- 120 San Marino 1.8% compare
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 1.8% compare
- 123 Cape Verde 1.7% compare
- 124 Ethiopia 1.6% compare
- 125 Benin 1.5% compare
More education data for Syria
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,596 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,421 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 75,782 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 72,747 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0055 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.088 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Syria?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Syria was 1.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Syria ranks 122nd out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release