Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Syria
Syria: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 77.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Syria, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 77.9% for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Syria peaked at 99.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2013.
That places Syria 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 87.7% | — |
| 1973 | 95.0% | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 96.8% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 97.9% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 97.1% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 94.6% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 93.8% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 93.4% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 93.0% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 92.4% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 93.9% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 94.8% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 95.9% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 98.9% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.6% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 97.3% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 95.9% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 97.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 95.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | -33.6% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.0% | 87.7% | 97.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 95.3% | 92.4% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.4% | 95.9% | 99.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 95.9% | 97.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 64.7% | 64.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 65.1% | 77.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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, primary, male in Syria?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Syria was 77.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2013.
- How does Syria rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Syria ranks 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release