Syria's adult literacy rose from 55.7 % in 1981 to 94.4 % in 2021.
Syria's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 106.8 % in 1989 to 81.4 % in 2024.
Syria · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
Syria's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 74.3 % in 1981 to 98.4 % in 2021.
Syria's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) fell from 52.7 % in 1989 to 38.7 % in 2024.
Syria's tertiary enrolment rose from 16.7 % in 1981 to 43.8 % in 2016.
Syria's children out of school, primary rose from 87,852 in 1989 to 581,845 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −0.0 pts107th of 111
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +0.5 pts75th of 84*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs191st of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.5 yrs104th of 145
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- Education spendingup +0.5 pts40th of 115*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.9 pts22nd of 111*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +5.0 %82nd of 142*
›No data available (3)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Syria.
- Tertiary attainmentNo data
- Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)No data
- Learning povertyNo data