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.