Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Syria

Gross secondary school enrolment in Syria was 38.7% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1971.

Measure: Secondary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official secondary school-age population Data: 1971 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Syria, 2024 38.7% % of the official secondary school-age population
Change from 2023 −0.7percentage points 2023: 39.5%
World, 2024 77.3% Official aggregate

Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Syria over time

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

Secondary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official secondary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period SyriaWorld
2024 38.7% 77.3%
2023 39.5% 77.2%
2022 39.6% 77.5%
2021 39.5% 77.3%
2020 39.1% 76.5%
2019 – 76.0%
2018 – 75.5%
2017 – 74.9%
2016 – 75.2%
2015 – 75.0%
2014 – 74.9%
2013 47.6% 74.0%
2012 73.1% 72.7%
2011 72.3% 71.9%
2010 70.8% 70.9%
2009 69.7% 69.4%
2008 68.5% 68.3%
2007 68.1% 66.8%
2006 67.5% 65.4%
2005 66.2% 64.4%
2004 63.2% 63.5%
2003 60.4% 62.4%
2002 46.2% 61.6%
2001 44.8% 60.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 39.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2008, when it was 68.5%, the figure has changed by −29.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 77.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.SEC.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