Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Syria
Syria: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Syria is 1.11 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Syria peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.43 GPIA, in 1971.
Syria ranks 13th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Syria, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.43 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.4656 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5348 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5466 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5461 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5737 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5817 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8811 GPIA | +51.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8761 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8791 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8655 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8744 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9229 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9252 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9348 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.942 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.959 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9637 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9798 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.979 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9663 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9686 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9627 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.3% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +51.5% | 0.5817 GPIA | 0.8811 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5255 GPIA | 0.43 GPIA | 0.5817 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.8786 GPIA | 0.8761 GPIA | 0.8811 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9246 GPIA | 0.8655 GPIA | 0.9798 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9691 GPIA | 0.9627 GPIA | 0.979 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 10 Sierra Leone 1.14 GPIA compare
- 11 Tokelau 1.12 GPIA compare
- 12 Tanzania 1.12 GPIA compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 1.11 GPIA compare
- 15 Lesotho 1.1 GPIA compare
- 16 Mauritania 1.09 GPIA compare
More education data for Syria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 78.55 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 78.19 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,596 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,421 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 75,782 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Syria?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Syria was 1.11 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Syria ranks 13th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release