Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Syria
Syria: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 60.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Syria, 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 Syria 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 Syria peaked at 105.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 1971.
Syria 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 (% of relevant age group) in Syria, 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% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 60.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.1%, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Syria's 60.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.9%, 64% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -40.0% | 105.8% | 63.5% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More aid effectiveness data for Syria
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 15.76 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 31.43 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 74.65 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 226.48 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 46.09 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 820.37 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 72.15 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 136.10 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 37.74 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 67.51 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Syria?
- Primary completion rate, total in Syria 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 105.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Syria ranks 174th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.