Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 41.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Syrian Arab Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Syrian Arab Republic is 41.0%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 67.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1960.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 17th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.1% | — |
| 1965 | 16.8% | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 22.4% | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 27.6% | +23.2% |
| 1980 | 29.7% | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 54.9% | +66.2% |
| 1995 | 67.5% | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 63.4% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | -14.6% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 41.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.8%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 41.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.2%, 6.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.9% | 15.1% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 25.0% | 22.4% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.3% | 29.7% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 61.2% | 54.9% | 67.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 48.0% | 63.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 41.0% | 41.0% | 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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Syrian Arab Republic was 41.0% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1960.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)