Enrolment in primary education, female in Syria
Syria: Enrolment in primary education, female was 744,109 number in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
744,109 number
Change on year
down 39.3%
World rank
74th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.37 million number
in 2002
All-time low
335,940 number
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2013
Enrolment in primary education, female in Syria, 1971–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Syria recorded 744,109 number for enrolment in primary education, female in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.3% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Syria peaked at 1.37 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 335,940 number, in 1971.
Syria ranks 74th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Syria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 335,940 number | — |
| 1972 | 376,092 number | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 423,014 number | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 452,742 number | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 475,092 number | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 504,939 number | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 528,109 number | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 550,445 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 578,416 number | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 626,912 number | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 667,780 number | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 718,168 number | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 759,161 number | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 817,698 number | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 872,975 number | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 930,821 number | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 999,360 number | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 1.03 million number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.07 million number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.14 million number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.18 million number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.20 million number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.22 million number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.25 million number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.26 million number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.27 million number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.28 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.30 million number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.34 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.37 million number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million number | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.09 million number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.11 million number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.13 million number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.14 million number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.16 million number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 744,109 number | -39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 469,421 number | 335,940 number | 578,416 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 849,192 number | 626,912 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.28 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.37 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million number | 744,109 number | 1.23 million number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 335,992 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.44 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Syria?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Syria was 744,109 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 335,940 number in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Syria ranks 74th out of 203 countries with data for 2013.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.