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Primary school enrollment — Syria

Primary school enrollment in Syria in 2013 — 68%. Ranked 123 in the world out of 132. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 4.9 pp.

2013 68% −25 pp vs 2010
World rank 123of 132
Period maximum 96.5%1995
Period minimum 68%2013

Trend over time

1971–2013 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Syria, 1971–2013607080901001971197619811986199119962001200620111971: 72.9%1973: 81.9%1974: 83.6%1975: 83.7%1976: 84.5%1977: 85.4%1978: 85.1%1979: 84.9%1980: 85.8%1981: 85.8%1982: 86.1%1983: 86.5%1984: 88.3%1985: 89.8%1986: 91.5%1987: 94.8%1988: 94.7%1989: 95%1990: 94.7%1991: 95.8%1992: 96.2%1993: 96.2%1994: 96.4%1995: 96.5%1996: 96.4%1997: 95.6%1998: 94%1999: 93.5%2000: 93.9%2001: 94.6%2002: 94.9%2003: 91.7%2004: 92.5%2005: 92.6%2006: 89.9%2007: 91%2008: 91.8%2009: 92.8%2010: 93%2013: 68%
Change over the period: −4.9 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2013

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

Syria 68%
World 89%
Middle East & North Africa 93.6%
Western Asia computed 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2013 68 —
2010 93 +0.2 pp
2009 92.8 +1.1 pp
2008 91.8 +0.7 pp
2007 91 +1.1 pp
2006 89.9 −2.7 pp
2005 92.6 +0.1 pp
2004 92.5 +0.8 pp
2003 91.7 −3.2 pp
2002 94.9 +0.3 pp
2001 94.6 +0.7 pp
2000 93.9 +0.3 pp
1999 93.5 −0.5 pp
1998 94 −1.5 pp
1997 95.6 −0.8 pp
1996 96.4 −0.1 pp
1995 96.5 +0 pp
1994 96.4 +0.2 pp
1993 96.2 +0 pp
1992 96.2 +0.4 pp
1991 95.8 +1 pp
1990 94.7 −0.3 pp
1989 95 +0.3 pp
1988 94.7 −0.1 pp
1987 94.8 +3.4 pp
1986 91.5 +1.6 pp
1985 89.8 +1.5 pp
1984 88.3 +1.8 pp
1983 86.5 +0.4 pp
1982 86.1 +0.3 pp
1981 85.8 +0 pp
1980 85.8 +0.9 pp
1979 84.9 −0.2 pp
1978 85.1 −0.3 pp
1977 85.4 +0.9 pp
1976 84.5 +0.7 pp
1975 83.7 +0.2 pp
1974 83.6 +1.6 pp
1973 81.9 —
1971 72.9 —

Western Asia, 2013

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GE Georgia 99.3 SA Saudi Arabia 97.7 CY Cyprus 97.3 IL Israel 96.9 AM Armenia 95 OM Oman 94.2 AZ Azerbaijan 93.5 TR Türkiye 93.2 PS Palestine 92.4 BH Bahrain 92.3 KW Kuwait 92.1 QA Qatar 88.6 AE United Arab Emirates 85.6 YE Yemen 85.4 JO Jordan 74.8 SY Syria 68
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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

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