Adult literacy rate in Syria
94.4% of adults in Syria could read and write in 2021.
Syria, 2021
94.4%
Change from 2004
+13.6percentage points
World, 2021
87.2%
Adult literacy rate in Syria over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 80.8% in 2004, a change of +13.6 percentage points.
- Since 1981, when it was 55.7%, the figure has changed by +38.8 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 87.2%.
More for Syria
All statistics for Syria
Primary school enrolment (gross)
81.4%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
34.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
95.6%
2006 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
46.0%
2006 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
28.5%
2006 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
21.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS