School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.14 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.14 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
16th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.3573 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Syria is 1.14 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Syria peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3573 GPIA, in 1971.
Syria ranks 16th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Syria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3573 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.3878 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3962 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4159 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4433 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4645 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4984 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5191 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5459 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5789 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5949 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.611 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6231 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6412 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6648 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6825 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6886 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7042 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7109 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7305 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7343 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7645 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8045 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8127 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8352 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8755 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9021 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9017 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9202 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9207 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9024 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9073 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9286 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9329 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9384 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9512 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9712 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9809 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9908 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9909 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9878 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9913 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9904 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4476 GPIA | 0.3573 GPIA | 0.5459 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.65 GPIA | 0.5789 GPIA | 0.7109 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8281 GPIA | 0.7305 GPIA | 0.9202 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9425 GPIA | 0.9024 GPIA | 0.9908 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9901 GPIA | 0.9878 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 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), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Syria?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Syria was 1.14 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3573 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Syria ranks 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, 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