Education Facilities in Syria from OpenStreetMap

Syrian education facilities including schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities, tagged via OpenStreetMap's `amenity` or `building` keys. The data was contributed by volunteer mappers and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). It was last updated on 2026-06-22.

Use Cases

• Map school access based on facility locations.
• Plan education infrastructure based on existing facility distribution.
• Allocate resources by analyzing the density of educational facilities.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes multiple facility types: schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity; urban areas are likely well-represented while remote areas may be sparse.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-22.

Geography

Syria