Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Syria
Syria: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Syria, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1.01 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Syria peaked at 1.01 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8235 index, in 1981.
Syria ranks 71st of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Syria, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8235 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8332 index | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8424 index | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.851 index | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8596 index | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8679 index | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8756 index | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8833 index | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8906 index | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8975 index | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.905 index | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9123 index | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.92 index | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9266 index | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.933 index | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9383 index | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9437 index | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9485 index | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9533 index | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9576 index | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9618 index | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9653 index | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9692 index | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9728 index | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9755 index | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9785 index | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9813 index | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9837 index | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9863 index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9888 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9909 index | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9935 index | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9954 index | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9975 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9995 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.01 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 index, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.01 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8586 index | 0.8235 index | 0.8906 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9278 index | 0.8975 index | 0.9533 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9732 index | 0.9576 index | 0.9863 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.998 index | 0.9888 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More gender data for Syria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,107 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 3.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 21,289 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 21,289 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 288,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 302,347 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 273,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 287,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 255,304 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Syria?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Syria was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8235 index in 1981.
- How does Syria rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Syria ranks 71st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.