UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Out-of-school rate, primary school age (%)
Share of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary education. The headline measure of Syria’s education crisis: it surged during the war as schools were destroyed or families displaced, and its decline is a core recovery signal. UNESCO UIS national estimate, both sexes.
Trend
Latest values
| Period | Area | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Syria | 21.81 | % of primary-age children |
| 2023 | Syria | 26.34 | % of primary-age children |
| 2022 | Syria | 31.07 | % of primary-age children |
| 2021 | Syria | 34.61 | % of primary-age children |
| 2020 | Syria | 33.44 | % of primary-age children |
| 2013 | Syria | 35.86 | % of primary-age children |
| 2012 | Syria | 0.96 | % of primary-age children |
| 2011 | Syria | 0.95 | % of primary-age children |
| 2010 | Syria | 1.22 | % of primary-age children |
| 2009 | Syria | 1.19 | % of primary-age children |
| 2008 | Syria | 1.28 | % of primary-age children |
| 2007 | Syria | 1.41 | % of primary-age children |
| 2006 | Syria | 1.45 | % of primary-age children |
| 2005 | Syria | 1.52 | % of primary-age children |
| 2004 | Syria | 1.63 | % of primary-age children |
| 2003 | Syria | 2.03 | % of primary-age children |
| 2002 | Syria | 5.05 | % of primary-age children |
| 2001 | Syria | 6.44 | % of primary-age children |
| 2000 | Syria | 6.22 | % of primary-age children |
| 1999 | Syria | 6.04 | % of primary-age children |
| 1998 | Syria | 6.71 | % of primary-age children |
| 1997 | Syria | 7.30 | % of primary-age children |
| 1996 | Syria | 6.11 | % of primary-age children |
| 1995 | Syria | 4.78 | % of primary-age children |
| 1994 | Syria | 3.40 | % of primary-age children |
| 1993 | Syria | 3.59 | % of primary-age children |
| 1992 | Syria | 3.59 | % of primary-age children |
| 1991 | Syria | 3.96 | % of primary-age children |
| 1990 | Syria | 4.14 | % of primary-age children |
| 1989 | Syria | 4.07 | % of primary-age children |
| 1988 | Syria | 4.82 | % of primary-age children |
| 1987 | Syria | 5.04 | % of primary-age children |
| 1986 | Syria | 8.69 | % of primary-age children |
| 1985 | Syria | 10.47 | % of primary-age children |
| 1984 | Syria | 12.15 | % of primary-age children |
| 1983 | Syria | 14.26 | % of primary-age children |
| 1982 | Syria | 15.16 | % of primary-age children |
| 1981 | Syria | 15.90 | % of primary-age children |
| 1980 | Syria | 16.49 | % of primary-age children |
| 1979 | Syria | 17.88 | % of primary-age children |
| 1978 | Syria | 18.03 | % of primary-age children |
| 1977 | Syria | 16.33 | % of primary-age children |
| 1976 | Syria | 16.38 | % of primary-age children |
| 1975 | Syria | 17.84 | % of primary-age children |
| 1974 | Syria | 17.99 | % of primary-age children |
| 1973 | Syria | 20.03 | % of primary-age children |
| 1971 | Syria | 28.53 | % of primary-age children |
Citation
How to cite this data
Syria Data Observatory, “Out-of-school rate, primary school age (%)”. Dataset: UNESCO UIS Syria education indicators. Original source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Version: 20260721141533-2be8a06a6658. Last source check: 2026-07-21. https://observatory.sanaddata.com/en/indicators/unesco-out-of-school-primary.
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