Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Syria

Children out of school in Syria in 2024 — 581,845 people. Ranked 109 in the world out of 120. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 75.7%.

2024 581,845 people −21.92% vs 2023
World rank 109of 120
Period maximum 1.12M people2020
Period minimum 19,969 people2011

Trend over time

1971–2024 · people

Children out of school — Syria, 1971–20240500,0001M1.5M19711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 331,138 people1973: 249,715 people1974: 232,452 people1975: 238,842 people1976: 227,443 people1977: 235,171 people1978: 269,310 people1979: 276,746 people1980: 264,542 people1981: 264,172 people1982: 260,786 people1983: 254,043 people1984: 224,399 people1985: 200,447 people1986: 172,163 people1987: 103,065 people1988: 101,301 people1989: 87,852 people1990: 91,684 people1991: 89,882 people1992: 83,813 people1993: 86,060 people1994: 83,729 people1995: 120,972 people1996: 157,810 people1997: 191,754 people1998: 178,614 people1999: 162,342 people2000: 168,654 people2001: 176,435 people2002: 140,102 people2003: 38,629 people2004: 31,222 people2005: 29,470 people2006: 28,358 people2007: 28,099 people2008: 26,050 people2009: 24,386 people2010: 25,346 people2011: 19,969 people2012: 20,365 people2013: 766,899 people2020: 1,118,300 people2021: 1,104,008 people2022: 934,935 people2023: 745,174 people2024: 581,845 people
Change over the period: +250,707 (+75.71%) Average annual rate: 1.07 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Syria 581,845 people
Western Asia computed 855,871 people
Children out of school — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 581,845 −163,329 −21.92%
2023 745,174 −189,761 −20.3%
2022 934,935 −169,073 −15.31%
2021 1.1M −14,292 −1.28%
2020 1.12M
2013 766,899 +746,534 +3,665.77%
2012 20,365 +396 +1.98%
2011 19,969 −5,377 −21.21%
2010 25,346 +960 +3.94%
2009 24,386 −1,664 −6.39%
2008 26,050 −2,049 −7.29%
2007 28,099 −259 −0.91%
2006 28,358 −1,112 −3.77%
2005 29,470 −1,752 −5.61%
2004 31,222 −7,407 −19.17%
2003 38,629 −101,473 −72.43%
2002 140,102 −36,333 −20.59%
2001 176,435 +7,781 +4.61%
2000 168,654 +6,312 +3.89%
1999 162,342 −16,272 −9.11%
1998 178,614 −13,140 −6.85%
1997 191,754 +33,944 +21.51%
1996 157,810 +36,838 +30.45%
1995 120,972 +37,243 +44.48%
1994 83,729 −2,331 −2.71%
1993 86,060 +2,247 +2.68%
1992 83,813 −6,069 −6.75%
1991 89,882 −1,802 −1.97%
1990 91,684 +3,832 +4.36%
1989 87,852 −13,449 −13.28%
1988 101,301 −1,764 −1.71%
1987 103,065 −69,098 −40.14%
1986 172,163 −28,284 −14.11%
1985 200,447 −23,952 −10.67%
1984 224,399 −29,644 −11.67%
1983 254,043 −6,743 −2.59%
1982 260,786 −3,386 −1.28%
1981 264,172 −370 −0.14%
1980 264,542 −12,204 −4.41%
1979 276,746 +7,436 +2.76%
1978 269,310 +34,139 +14.52%
1977 235,171 +7,728 +3.4%
1976 227,443 −11,399 −4.77%
1975 238,842 +6,390 +2.75%
1974 232,452 −17,263 −6.91%
1973 249,715
1971 331,138

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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