Most Educated in Syria

Top 100 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Syria

1 Shaqqā 05 6.0%

2 Jabā 03 6.0%

3 Dayr al ‘Aşāfīr 08 6.0%

4 Afis 12 6.0%

5 Buq‘ātā 03 6.0%

6 Al Qurayyā 05 6.0%

7 Tremseh 10 6.0%

8 Shaţḩah 10 6.0%

9 Qanawāt 05 6.0%

10 As Sūsah 07 6.0%

11 Mukharram al Fawqānī 11 6.0%

12 Şalkhad 05 6.0%

13 Al Ghanţū 11 6.0%

14 Al Musayfirah 06 6.0%

15 Ad Duraykīsh 14 6.0%

16 Qabbāsīn 09 6.0%

17 Kafr Buhum 10 6.0%

18 Kafr Shams 06 6.0%

19 Şalākhid 05 6.0%

20 Jindayris 09 6.0%

21 Izra‘ 06 6.0%

22 Kanākir 08 6.0%

23 Mūrak 10 6.0%

24 Shahbā 05 6.0%

25 Al Quţayfah 08 6.0%

26 Maharda 10 6.0%

27 Qaţanā 08 6.0%

28 Zākīyah 08 6.0%

29 Qārah 08 6.0%

30 Ad Darbāsīyah 01 6.0%

31 Kafr Lāhā 11 6.0%

32 Kafr Zaytā 10 6.0%

33 Ad Dānā 12 6.0%

34 Kafr Takhārīm 12 6.0%

35 Ḩalfāyā 10 6.0%

36 Al Kiswah 08 6.0%

37 Al Ḩirāk 06 6.0%

38 Jarābulus 09 6.0%

39 Subaykhān 07 6.0%

40 Nubl 09 6.0%

41 Batabo 09 6.0%

42 Tall Rif‘at 09 6.0%

43 Aş Şanamayn 06 6.0%

44 Shaykh Miskīn 06 6.0%

45 Al Mālikīyah 01 6.0%

46 ‘Āmūdā 01 6.0%

47 Şāfītā 14 6.0%

48 Dayr Ḩāfir 09 6.0%

49 Inkhil 06 6.0%

50 Hajīn 07 6.0%

51 Ţayyibat al Imām 10 6.0%

52 Dā‘il 06 6.0%

53 Az Zabadānī 08 6.0%

54 Tallkalakh 11 6.0%

55 Burj Islām 02 6.0%

56 Jāsim 06 6.0%

57 Binnish 12 6.0%

58 Şūrān 10 6.0%

59 Ţafas 06 6.0%

60 Salqīn 12 6.0%

61 Al Qaryatayn 11 6.0%

62 Ma‘arratmişrīn 12 6.0%

63 Maşyāf 10 6.0%

64 Jayrūd 08 6.0%

65 Saraqib 12 6.0%

66 Tādif 09 6.0%

67 Al Qunayţirah 03 6.0%

68 Ḩarastā 08 6.0%

69 Tallbīsah 11 6.0%

70 Bāniyās 14 6.0%

71 Jisr ash Shughūr 12 6.0%

72 Yabrūd 08 6.0%

73 Al Quşayr 11 6.0%

74 ‘Irbīn 08 6.0%

75 Kafranbel 12 6.0%

76 Nawá 06 6.0%

77 ‘Afrīn 09 6.0%

78 Khān Shaykhūn 12 6.0%

79 An Nabk 08 6.0%

80 ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 09 6.0%

81 Al Qāmishlī 01 6.0%

82 Tadmur 11 6.0%

83 Kabbasin 09 6.0%

84 Ar Rastan 11 6.0%

85 Al Mayādīn 07 6.0%

86 At Tall 08 6.0%

87 Ālbū Kamāl 07 6.0%

88 As-Suwayda 05 6.0%

89 As Safīrah 09 6.0%

90 Jablah 02 6.0%

91 I‘zāz 09 6.0%

92 Dārayyā 08 6.0%

93 Al-Tabqa 04 6.0%

94 As Salamīyah 10 6.0%

95 Dar‘ā 06 6.0%

96 Manbij 09 6.0%

97 Dūmā 08 6.0%

98 Idlib 12 6.0%

99 Al Bāb 09 6.0%

100 Deir ez-Zor 07 6.0%

The most educated cities in Syria have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Shaqqā leads with 6.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Shaqqā, 6.0% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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