Primary school enrolment (gross) in Syria

Gross primary school enrolment in Syria was 81.4% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2012.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1971 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Syria, 2024 81.4% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2023 +4.6percentage points 2023: 76.8%
World, 2024 102.2% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Syria over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period SyriaWorld
2024 81.4% 102.2%
2023 76.8% 100.7%
2022 72.1% 100.4%
2021 68.6% 99.4%
2020 70.4% 99.6%
2019 – 99.1%
2018 – 99.1%
2017 – 101.8%
2016 – 102.1%
2015 – 101.0%
2014 – 101.6%
2013 72.4% 103.0%
2012 120.2% 102.9%
2011 119.2% 102.4%
2010 116.7% 102.5%
2009 115.8% 102.7%
2008 115.7% 102.9%
2007 116.0% 102.7%
2006 116.5% 101.7%
2005 116.2% 101.7%
2004 114.2% 101.6%
2003 113.1% 100.9%
2002 104.7% 99.4%
2001 103.4% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.6 percentage points from 76.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2008, when it was 115.7%, the figure has changed by −34.3 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2024 for Syria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics