Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Syria
Syria: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.14 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Syria, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.14 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Syria peaked at 0.14 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1960.
Syria ranks 101st 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.01 | — |
| 1965 | 0.03 | +200.0% |
| 1970 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1 | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 0.12 | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.14 | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.13 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.11 | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.13 | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.11 | 0.1 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.135 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.043 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1546 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.045 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Syria?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Syria was 0.14 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1960.
- How does Syria rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Syria ranks 101st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.