Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 73.0% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 73.0% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 100.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2013.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 153rd out of 165 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 90.9% | — |
| 1973 | 98.8% | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 97.7% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 96.6% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 95.4% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 94.2% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 94.9% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 96.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 99.2% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 99.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | -26.8% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 73.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 78.0%, 94% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 73.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.0%, 75% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -26.8% | 99.8% | 73.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.6% | 90.9% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 96.4% | 93.9% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.4% | 98.7% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,596 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,421 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 75,782 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 72,747 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0055 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.088 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic was 73.0% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2013.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 153rd out of 165 countries with data for 2013.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.