Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Syria

Share of children out of school in Syria in 2024 — 21.81%. Ranked 107 in the world out of 120. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 6.73 pp.

2024 21.81% −4.53 pp vs 2023
World rank 107of 120
Period maximum 35.86%2013
Period minimum 0.95%2011

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Syria, 1971–202401020304019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 28.53%1973: 20.03%1974: 17.99%1975: 17.84%1976: 16.38%1977: 16.33%1978: 18.03%1979: 17.88%1980: 16.49%1981: 15.9%1982: 15.16%1983: 14.26%1984: 12.15%1985: 10.47%1986: 8.69%1987: 5.04%1988: 4.82%1989: 4.07%1990: 4.14%1991: 3.96%1992: 3.59%1993: 3.59%1994: 3.4%1995: 4.78%1996: 6.11%1997: 7.3%1998: 6.71%1999: 6.04%2000: 6.22%2001: 6.44%2002: 5.05%2003: 2.03%2004: 1.63%2005: 1.52%2006: 1.45%2007: 1.41%2008: 1.28%2009: 1.19%2010: 1.22%2011: 0.95%2012: 0.96%2013: 35.86%2020: 33.44%2021: 34.61%2022: 31.07%2023: 26.34%2024: 21.81%
Change over the period: −6.73 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 21.81%
Western Asia computed 7.34%
Share of children out of school — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 21.81 −4.53 pp
2023 26.34 −4.73 pp
2022 31.07 −3.54 pp
2021 34.61 +1.17 pp
2020 33.44 —
2013 35.86 +34.9 pp
2012 0.96 +0.01 pp
2011 0.95 −0.27 pp
2010 1.22 +0.03 pp
2009 1.19 −0.09 pp
2008 1.28 −0.13 pp
2007 1.41 −0.04 pp
2006 1.45 −0.07 pp
2005 1.52 −0.11 pp
2004 1.63 −0.41 pp
2003 2.03 −3.02 pp
2002 5.05 −1.39 pp
2001 6.44 +0.22 pp
2000 6.22 +0.17 pp
1999 6.04 −0.67 pp
1998 6.71 −0.59 pp
1997 7.3 +1.19 pp
1996 6.11 +1.33 pp
1995 4.78 +1.39 pp
1994 3.4 −0.19 pp
1993 3.59 −0 pp
1992 3.59 −0.36 pp
1991 3.96 −0.18 pp
1990 4.14 +0.07 pp
1989 4.07 −0.75 pp
1988 4.82 −0.23 pp
1987 5.04 −3.65 pp
1986 8.69 −1.78 pp
1985 10.47 −1.67 pp
1984 12.15 −2.11 pp
1983 14.26 −0.9 pp
1982 15.16 −0.74 pp
1981 15.9 −0.59 pp
1980 16.49 −1.38 pp
1979 17.88 −0.15 pp
1978 18.03 +1.7 pp
1977 16.33 −0.06 pp
1976 16.38 −1.45 pp
1975 17.84 −0.15 pp
1974 17.99 −2.04 pp
1973 20.03 —
1971 28.53 —

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.