Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Syria
Syria: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 51.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Syria is 51.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Syria peaked at 87.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 1971.
Syria ranks 151st of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 23.5% | — |
| 1973 | 36.3% | +54.7% |
| 1975 | 39.0% | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 42.4% | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 44.2% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 45.3% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 46.6% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 57.6% | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 56.7% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 57.7% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 83.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | -38.1% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.6% | 23.5% | 46.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 57.1% | 56.7% | 57.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 55.9% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 54.3% | 87.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 50.2% | 51.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 148 Yemen 55.5% compare
- 149 Tanzania, United Republic of 52.2% compare
- 150 Cape Verde 51.8% compare
- 152 Cameroon 51.0% compare
- 153 Ethiopia 45.8% compare
- 154 Burkina Faso 44.5% compare
More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -9.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,529 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 335,992 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 697,415 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Syria?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Syria was 51.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Syria ranks 151st out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release