Over-age students, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Over-age students, primary, male was 7.3% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2013, over-age students, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 7.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 10.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1996.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 90th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.8% | — |
| 1973 | 10.4% | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 8.6% | -16.6% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 9.5% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 9.2% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 8.7% | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 8.4% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 7.9% | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 8.1% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 7.6% | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 6.8% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +54.9% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -33.1% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4% | 8.4% | 10.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 4.8% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 4 |
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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 over-age students, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Syrian Arab Republic was 7.3% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1996.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2013.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.