Education in Syria 817 indicators covering education for Syria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Average years of schooling among adults 5.94 years 2023 down 5.3% 158th Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 5.94 years 2023 down 5.3% 158th Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 5.94 years 2023 down 5.3% 158th Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 57.5% 2024 down 30.3% 52nd Average years of schooling, males vs. females 6.71 years 2023 down 5.3% 159th Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 7.67 years 2023 down 9.6% 192nd Primary completion rate, male 58.9% 2024 down 7.5% 174th Primary completion rate, female 61.4% 2024 down 2.8% 169th Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Government expenditure on education, total 5.1% 2009 up 12.8% 60th Secondary education, general pupils 1.77 million 2013 down 11.5% 48th Lower secondary completion rate, total 42.7% 2024 down 14.2% 163rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 62.7% 2013 down 24.4% 188th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 7.43 years 2013 down 24.5% 187th School enrollment, preprimary, male 5.7% 2013 down 42.6% 187th School enrollment, preprimary, female 5.4% 2013 down 41.3% 188th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 88.4% 2023 down 5.1% 105th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2 years 2016 up 92.1% 80th Government expenditure on education, total 19.2% 2009 up 22.5% 25th Secondary education, general pupils 49.0% 2013 up 3.7% 143rd Lower secondary completion rate, female 46.6% 2024 down 6.7% 161st Lower secondary completion rate, male 38.9% 2024 down 21.4% 165th Children out of school 21.8% 2024 down 39.2% 28th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 86,657 number 2013 down 37.4% 118th Share of children in primary school age who are in school 78.2% 2024 up 21.9% 182nd Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Primary education, pupils 2.17 million 2024 up 40.4% 67th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Secondary education, pupils 1.36 million 2024 down 27.0% 60th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 21.8% 2024 down 39.2% 29th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 63.2% 2013 down 25.7% 186th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 62.1% 2013 down 23.0% 182nd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 7.5 years 2013 down 25.7% 187th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9817 GPI 2013 up 3.7% 133rd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 7.36 years 2013 down 23.0% 180th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 85.8% 2023 down 7.6% 97th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 91.1% 2023 down 2.5% 92nd Secondary education, vocational pupils 88,569 2013 down 27.2% 75th Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 78.6% 2024 up 23.6% 163rd Number of under-five deaths, male 5,612 2024 down 47.6% 55th Number of under-five deaths, female 4,379 2024 down 52.5% 56th Number of infant deaths, male 5,420 2024 down 24.3% 53rd Number of infant deaths, female 4,219 2024 down 28.2% 53rd School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.87 years 2016 up 72.5% 72nd School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.14 GPI 2016 up 24.5% 99th School life expectancy, tertiary, female 2.14 years 2016 up 114.8% 86th Teachers in primary education, female 79,153 number 2002 up 21.0% 48th Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2024 up 2.7% 52nd Children out of school, female 21.4% 2024 down 41.1% 27th Children out of school, male 22.1% 2024 down 37.3% 27th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 41,642 number 2013 down 36.3% 117th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutio 82.6% 2013 up 16.2% 24th Secondary education, vocational pupils 39.3% 2013 down 11.8% 111th Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational p 5.6% 2013 down 6.5% 119th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 9.16 years 2013 down 13.5% 165th Productivity vs. educational attainment 18.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 65.2% 78th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 83.5% 2013 down 29.1% 176th Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment), f 3.9% 2024 up 0.4% 126th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 13.6% 2025 down 4.7% 20th ← Previous Page 2 of 14 Next →