Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Lebanon or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 6.5% against 5.8% in Lebanon as of 2013.

What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.7%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic?

18 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lebanon vs Syrian Arab Republic: Over-age students, primary, female

Lebanon

5.8%

in 2018

Syrian Arab Republic

6.5%

in 2013

Lebanon rank

91st

Syrian Arab Republic rank

88th

Over-age students, primary, female over time

Lebanon
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 6.5% against 5.8% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 91st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 88th of 191 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	21.7%	6.8%	14.9%	Lebanon
1990s	20.0%	3.9%	16.1%	Lebanon
2000s	9.2%	5.4%	3.7%	Lebanon
2010s	6.7%	6.5%	0.3%	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Lebanon or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 6.5% against 5.8% in Lebanon as of 2013.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.7%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2013.
How do Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?: Lebanon ranks 91st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 88th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit: % of female enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,264 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.