Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Syria
Syria: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 31.48 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Syria, 1990–2011
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2011, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Syria stood at 31.48. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Syria peaked at 31.48 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.92, in 1997.
Syria ranks 60th of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.93 | — |
| 1991 | 23.82 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 23.84 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 23.88 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 23.71 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 23.31 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 22.97 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 22.92 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 23.11 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 23.37 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 23.74 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 24.34 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 25.05 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 25.94 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 26.96 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 27.98 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 28.97 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 29.75 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 30.31 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 30.64 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 31.02 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 31.48 | +1.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 31.48 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.07, 54% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.49 | 22.92 | 23.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.37 | 23.74 | 30.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.25 | 31.02 | 31.48 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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 upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Syria?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Syria was 31.48 in 2011, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.48 in 2011.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.92 in 1997.
- How does Syria rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Syria ranks 60th out of 62 countries with data for 2011.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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