Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria
Syria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria stood at 90.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria peaked at 90.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 1998.
Syria ranks 87th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 57.2% | — |
| 1999 | 58.5% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 70.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 75.1% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.9% | 57.2% | 58.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 59.4% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.3% | 83.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 87.2% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,529 (2024)
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 715,268 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 361,423 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria was 90.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 1998.
- How does Syria rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Syria ranks 87th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release