Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 20.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 20.9%.
The figure is down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 76.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2005.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 45th 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 population age 25+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 76.5% | — |
| 1965 | 71.6% | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 68.6% | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 61.1% | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 53.0% | -13.3% |
| 1985 | 43.2% | -18.4% |
| 1990 | 34.5% | -20.1% |
| 1995 | 26.4% | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.1% | 71.6% | 76.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 64.8% | 61.1% | 68.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 43.2% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.5% | 26.4% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 19.4% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 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 25+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic was 20.9% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2005.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 population age 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education