Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.4243 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syrian Arab Republic, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 0.4243 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4243 GPIA, in 2024.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 137th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9789 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.919 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8686 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8521 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7987 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7468 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6916 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.659 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6629 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6491 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6583 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6343 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6196 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4963 GPIA | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4661 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4536 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4405 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4243 GPIA | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8216 GPIA | 0.659 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6403 GPIA | 0.6196 GPIA | 0.6583 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4561 GPIA | 0.4243 GPIA | 0.4963 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 134 Cape Verde 0.4688 GPIA compare
- 135 Tuvalu 0.4627 GPIA compare
- 136 Tunisia 0.4534 GPIA compare
- 138 Palestine, State of 0.4167 GPIA compare
- 139 Bangladesh 0.4107 GPIA compare
- 140 Uzbekistan 0.3901 GPIA compare
More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0055 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.4243 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4243 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 137th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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 vocational 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