School enrollment, primary (% net) in Syria
Syria: School enrollment, primary (% net) was 68.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Syria, 1971–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Syria recorded 68.0% for school enrollment, primary in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Syria peaked at 96.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2013.
Syria ranks 172nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (% net) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 72.9% | — |
| 1973 | 81.9% | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 83.6% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 84.5% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 85.4% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 85.1% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 85.8% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 88.3% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 89.8% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 91.5% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 94.8% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 94.7% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 95.6% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 93.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 91.7% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 92.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | -26.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary (% net) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -26.9% | 93.0% | 68.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.7% | 72.9% | 85.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 89.8% | 85.8% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.5% | 93.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 89.9% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 68.0% | 93.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 78.55 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 78.19 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Syria?
- School enrollment, primary in Syria was 68.0% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2013.
- How does Syria rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Syria ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.