School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Syria, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1.03 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Syria peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8996 GPIA, in 1996.
That places Syria 29th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Syria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.8996 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.9066 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9176 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9118 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9166 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9202 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9244 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9364 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9387 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9446 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9512 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9598 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9652 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9699 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9676 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9667 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9666 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9643 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9089 GPIA | 0.8996 GPIA | 0.9176 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9427 GPIA | 0.9166 GPIA | 0.9699 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9663 GPIA | 0.9643 GPIA | 0.9676 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 361,423 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -9.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 697,415 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 640,320 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Syria?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Syria was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8996 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Syria ranks 29th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release