Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Syria
Syria: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Syria, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Syria is 10.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 138.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Syria peaked at 11.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2013.
Syria ranks 167th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.6% | 9.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.5% | 11.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Syria?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Syria was 10.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2013.
- How does Syria rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Syria ranks 167th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.