Primary net enrolment in Syria

In Syria, 78.2% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2012.

Measure: Total net enrolment rate, primary education Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1971 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS
Syria, 2024 78.2% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2023 +4.5percentage points 2023: 73.7%

Primary net enrolment in Syria over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2001 to 2024
Period Syria
2024 78.2%
2023 73.7%
2022 68.9%
2021 65.4%
2020 66.6%
2013 64.1%
2012 99.0%
2011 99.1%
2010 98.8%
2009 98.8%
2008 98.7%
2007 98.6%
2006 98.6%
2005 98.5%
2004 98.4%
2003 98.0%
2002 95.0%
2001 93.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.5 percentage points from 73.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2008, when it was 98.7%, the figure has changed by −20.5 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2024 for Syria
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org