Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Syria
Syria: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 55.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Syria, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Syria is 55.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over five years.
That places Syria 98th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 53.5% | — |
| 2021 | 50.7% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 53.8% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 55.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.9%, 14.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Syria's 55.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.0%, 55% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
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 schools with access to computers for teaching in Syria?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Syria was 55.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2021.
- How does Syria rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Syria ranks 98th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).