Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria
Syria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.15 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1.15 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9358 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Syria 50th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9807 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9358 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9746 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9582 GPIA | 0.9358 GPIA | 0.9807 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9746 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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 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 upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
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 1.15 GPIA 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 1.17 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9358 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Syria rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Syria ranks 50th out of 183 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 2.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release