Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Syria
Syria: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total was 1.92 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Syria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1.92 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Syria peaked at 1.92 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.15, in 1960.
Syria ranks 107th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.15 | — |
| 1965 | 0.25 | +66.7% |
| 1970 | 0.48 | +92.0% |
| 1975 | 0.69 | +43.7% |
| 1980 | 0.89 | +29.0% |
| 1985 | 1.08 | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 1.12 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.01 | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.91 | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 1.38 | +51.6% |
| 2010 | 1.92 | +39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.585 | 0.48 | 0.69 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.985 | 0.89 | 1.08 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.12 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 0.91 | 1.38 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 361,423 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -9.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 697,415 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 640,320 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Syria?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Syria was 1.92 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 in 1960.
- How does Syria rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Syria ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.