School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.33 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.33 years
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
200th
of 214 countries
All-time high
5.8 years
in 2012
All-time low
2.32 years
in 2020
Years of data
48
1971–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Syria stood at 2.33 years.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Syria peaked at 5.8 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.32 years, in 2020.
That places Syria 200th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Syria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.37 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.34 years | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.55 years | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 2.67 years | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 2.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.74 years | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 2.73 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 2.82 years | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 2.88 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 2.82 years | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.91 years | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 2.81 years | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 3.02 years | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 3.12 years | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 3.3 years | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 3.4 years | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 3.44 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 3.34 years | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 3.16 years | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 3.02 years | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 2.96 years | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.79 years | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 2.74 years | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.68 years | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.56 years | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 2.51 years | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.5 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.54 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.58 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.65 years | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.75 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 4.78 years | +73.6% |
| 2004 | 5.01 years | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 5.26 years | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 5.34 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.4 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.45 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.53 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.61 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 5.73 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.8 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.77 years | -34.9% |
| 2020 | 2.32 years | -38.5% |
| 2021 | 2.35 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.33 years | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.64 years | 2.34 years | 2.88 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.13 years | 2.81 years | 3.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.68 years | 2.5 years | 3.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 years | 2.58 years | 5.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.23 years | 3.77 years | 5.8 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.34 years | 2.32 years | 2.36 years | 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, both sexes in Syria?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Syria was 2.33 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 years in 2020.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Syria ranks 200th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release