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.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.6% | — |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -49.3% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +113.3% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -4.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 10.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.8%, 55% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Syria's 10.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51.5%, 21% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +113.3% | 4.6% | 9.8% |
| 2013 | -49.3% | 9.0% | 4.6% |
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
- 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 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
Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.