Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 38.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. 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
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 38.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 88.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2010.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.2% | — |
| 1965 | 39.9% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 43.7% | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 47.2% | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 51.8% | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 58.1% | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 66.4% | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 88.4% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | -34.3% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 38.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.5%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 38.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.6%, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.5% | 39.9% | 41.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 45.4% | 43.7% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 55.0% | 51.8% | 58.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 66.4% | 81.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.7% | 59.0% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 38.7% | 38.7% | 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Syrian Arab Republic was 38.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2010.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)