Education in Syria 817 indicators covering education for Syria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 10.9% 2025 down 7.0% 27th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 13.6% 2025 down 4.7% 20th Primary education, teachers 90.5% 2024 — 29th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 5,445 number 2013 down 14.5% 109th Repeaters, primary, total 7.4% 2013 down 8.4% 45th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 27.6% 2013 up 1,604.0% 14th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 12,000 number 2015 — 85th Persistence to grade 5, total 91.8% 2023 — 83rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 887 2024 down 79.4% 57th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 1,076 2024 down 54.3% 54th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 1,760 2024 down 64.3% 59th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 2,715 2024 down 64.3% 55th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 82.4% 2013 down 29.3% 175th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 84.6% 2013 down 28.8% 173rd Children not in school 53.49 2024 down 19.2% 25th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9811 GPI 2013 up 3.6% 134th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 1.61 2100 down 17.6% 33rd Total number of people aged 15 with no education in millions by contin 580,300 2100 down 17.7% 35th World population level education 13.12 million 2100 up 12.5% 49th Projections of the number of children per woman by education scenario 0.857 2100 down 5.0% 162nd Repeaters, primary, female 6.4% 2013 down 7.4% 45th Repeaters, primary, male 8.2% 2013 down 8.9% 44th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 97.7% 2013 up 3.9% 84th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 5,322 number 2013 down 11.1% 104th School enrollment, secondary, private 7.8% 2024 up 117.2% 124th School enrollment, primary 68.0% 2013 down 25.9% 172nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 28.4% 2013 up 324.0% 17th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 26.8% 2013 up 11,192.9% 13th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 55.1% 2013 down 14.8% 166th Trained teachers in primary education 38.3% 2024 — 128th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 down 40.0% 81st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 4,405 number 2015 — 76th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.9785 GPI 2013 up 1.2% 154th Female teachers 90.51 2024 — 32nd Share of students studying abroad 6.27 2016 up 57.9% 80th Enrolment in primary education, female 744,109 number 2013 down 27.2% 74th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 8.1% 2012 down 37.4% 40th Over-age students, primary 6.9% 2013 down 9.0% 86th Secondary education, teachers 71.6% 2024 — 33rd School enrollment, primary, female 67.0% 2013 down 26.3% 153rd School enrollment, primary, male 68.9% 2013 down 29.0% 157th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 1.01 GPI 2011 up 3.3% 85th Over-age students, primary, male 7.3% 2013 down 10.4% 90th Over-age students, primary, female 6.5% 2013 down 7.0% 88th Secondary net enrollment gpi 1.11 2024 up 15.1% 13th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 332,788 number 2019 down 27.1% 42nd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 650,571 number 2019 down 27.0% 42nd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 317,783 number 2019 down 26.9% 43rd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 4.6% 2012 down 48.1% 61st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9819 GPI 2013 up 3.9% 133rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 55.6% 2013 down 16.4% 160th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 54.6% 2013 down 13.1% 156th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 64.2% 2013 down 20.9% 161st Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 16.1% 2012 down 83.1% 180th Progression to secondary school 57.3% 2012 down 41.0% 166th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 2.5% 2012 down 56.4% 72nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 65.3% 2013 down 22.2% 161st ← Previous Page 3 of 14 Next →