Primary completion rate, total in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Primary completion rate, total was 60.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 60.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 105.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 1971.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 174th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 54.7% | — |
| 1972 | 58.3% | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 58.3% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 62.5% | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 66.4% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 70.1% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 73.0% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 74.9% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 71.9% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 70.3% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 72.0% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 76.6% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 79.2% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 81.1% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 84.2% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 86.2% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 86.7% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 86.6% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 89.2% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 91.9% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 96.8% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 89.6% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 92.4% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 90.8% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 90.2% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 88.3% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 90.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 102.5% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 105.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 105.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 104.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 104.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 103.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 104.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 105.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.6% | 54.7% | 74.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 81.2% | 70.3% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 89.0% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 88.3% | 105.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 63.5% | 105.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 56.3% | 60.1% | 5 |
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More aid effectiveness data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual 28.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP (current US$), annual 284.72 % change on previous year (2022)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP (current US$), per square 20.45 current US$ per square kilometre (2022)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP (current US$), per unit of 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP (current US$), per capita 0.1672 current US$ per person (2022)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 28.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNICEF 12.38 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 50,135 current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 3.76 million current US$ (2022)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 0.3026 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Primary completion rate, total in Syrian Arab Republic was 60.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 105.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 1971.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 174th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.