World Data Atlas Topics Education

Educational attainment in the Syrian Arab Republic

Gender (% in 2009)
Male 38.89 WB
Female 28.99 WB
Education Level Advanced Education
Tertiary Education 6.25 % in 2009 WB
Education Level Basic Education (% in 2009)
Primary Education 67.49 WB
Lower Secondary Education 34.07 WB
Education Level Intermediate Education Secondary Education (% in 2009)
Upper Secondary Education 21.9 WB
Post-Secondary Education 12.44 WB
Middle East (%)
Oman 93.26 in 2022 WB
Israel 87.89 in 2015 WB
United Arab Emirates 82.03 in 2021 WB
Cyprus 81.14 in 2020 WB
Bahrain 79.9 in 2020 WB
Jordan 77.38 in 2020 WB
Qatar 75.77 in 2017 WB
Saudi Arabia 71.27 in 2020 WB
Palestine 67.93 in 2020 WB
Iran 67.35 in 2016 WB
Kuwait 60.01 in 2018 WB
Turkey 56.3 in 2019 WB
Lebanon 53.15 in 2007 WB
Syrian Arab Republic 28.99 in 2009 WB
Iraq 24.27 in 2018 WB
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 46.78 % in 2022 WB
Duration 6 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 28.99 % in 2009 WB
Enrollment Rate 74.37 % in 2022 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 86.3 % in 2014 WB
Not in Education 52.91 % in 2022 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 64.41 ratio in 2015 WB
School Life Expectancy 5.7 years in 2022 UNDP + 1 other
Starting Age 12 years in 2022 WB
Education Indicators