Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria
Syria: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 16.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria is 16.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Syria peaked at 42.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2024.
Syria ranks 97th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.2% | — |
| 1999 | 39.5% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 36.2% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.8% | 39.5% | 42.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 21.0% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 21.3% | 22.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 16.2% | 19.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 361,423 (2016)
- 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 secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 640,320 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (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 16.2% 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 42.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Syria ranks 97th out of 168 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 down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release