School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 0.8518 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Syria, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Syria stood at 0.8518 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Syria peaked at 1.37 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6635 GPIA, in 2020.
That places Syria 68th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Syria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.37 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.37 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.34 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.36 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9901 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9482 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9587 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.913 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.85 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7576 GPIA | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6668 GPIA | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6704 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6834 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7483 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6635 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7188 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.712 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7453 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8518 GPIA | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.16 GPIA | 0.9482 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7557 GPIA | 0.6668 GPIA | 0.913 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7383 GPIA | 0.6635 GPIA | 0.8518 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 361,423 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 335,992 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.44 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Syria?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Syria was 0.8518 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6635 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Syria ranks 68th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release