Secondary education, teachers in Syria
Syria: Secondary education, teachers was 71.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers in Syria stood at 71.6%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Syria peaked at 71.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1980.
That places Syria 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Syria, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22.4% | — |
| 1972 | 28.4% | +26.6% |
| 1973 | 29.6% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 30.2% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 30.2% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 23.4% | -22.5% |
| 1979 | 24.8% | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 21.8% | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 22.6% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 22.8% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 22.8% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 25.4% | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 30.4% | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 32.1% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 40.1% | +24.8% |
| 1991 | 41.4% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 42.6% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 41.9% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 41.3% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 42.7% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 50.1% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 70.9% | +38.2% |
| 2024 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 22.4% | 30.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 21.8% | 32.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.1% | 40.1% | 44.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 50.1% | 51.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 70.9% | 71.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 30 Lebanon 72.0% compare
- 31 Jamaica 71.9% compare
- 32 British Virgin Islands 71.8% compare
- 34 Poland 71.5% compare
- 35 United Arab Emirates 71.5% compare
- 36 Philippines 71.5% compare
More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Syria?
- Secondary education, teachers in Syria was 71.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1980.
- How does Syria rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Syria ranks 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.