School enrollment, primary, female in Syria
Syria: School enrollment, primary, female was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Syria recorded 81.5% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Syria peaked at 118.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 1971.
That places Syria 189th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Syria, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 59.4% | — |
| 1972 | 64.2% | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 69.6% | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 71.9% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 72.7% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 74.5% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 75.1% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 76.4% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 79.9% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 82.2% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 85.3% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 87.1% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 90.5% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 93.3% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 96.2% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 100.1% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 100.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 101.6% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 101.4% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 102.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 103.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 102.5% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 101.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 100.1% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 98.8% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 97.9% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 99.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 101.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 110.0% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 111.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 113.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 114.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 113.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 113.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 113.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 114.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 117.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 118.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | -39.7% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 76.8% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.0% | 59.4% | 76.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 91.7% | 79.9% | 101.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.4% | 97.5% | 103.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.9% | 98.4% | 114.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.2% | 71.2% | 118.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 68.6% | 81.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Syria?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Syria was 81.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 118.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Syria ranks 189th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.