Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education was 23.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic is 23.4%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 87.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2005.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.2% | — |
| 1965 | 84.3% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 79.0% | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 71.2% | -9.8% |
| 1980 | 61.4% | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 50.0% | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 39.6% | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 29.8% | -24.8% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +0.2% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 23.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 62.7%, 37% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 23.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.2%, 97% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.8% | 84.3% | 87.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 75.1% | 71.2% | 79.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 55.7% | 50.0% | 61.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 29.8% | 39.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic was 23.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2005.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education