Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 858,211 number in 2013. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 858,211 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2013. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 530.6% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 858,211 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 136,103 number, in 2012.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 10th out of 150 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 299,159 number | — |
| 1973 | 217,537 number | -27.3% |
| 1975 | 236,342 number | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 219,988 number | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 209,567 number | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 217,158 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 214,631 number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 469,870 number | +118.9% |
| 1999 | 476,292 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 485,484 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 454,195 number | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 432,321 number | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 435,263 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 351,248 number | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 250,011 number | -28.8% |
| 2006 | 313,391 number | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 267,872 number | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 275,600 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 288,461 number | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 292,917 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 250,044 number | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 136,103 number | -45.6% |
| 2013 | 858,211 number | +530.6% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 858,211 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 788,462 number, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 858,211 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34,799 number, 24.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Syrian Arab Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +530.6% | 136,103 number | 858,211 number |
| 1998 | +118.9% | 214,631 number | 469,870 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 230,626 number | 209,567 number | 299,159 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 473,081 number | 469,870 number | 476,292 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 355,385 number | 250,011 number | 485,484 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 384,319 number | 136,103 number | 858,211 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 7 Burkina Faso 901,365 number compare
- 8 Philippines 897,332 number compare
- 9 Mozambique 860,370 number compare
- 11 Myanmar 848,088 number compare
- 12 Cameroon 808,212 number compare
- 13 Mali 718,713 number compare
More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 640,320 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -9.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 697,415 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,529 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Syrian Arab Republic was 858,211 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 858,211 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,103 number in 2012.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 10th out of 150 countries with data for 2013.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.