Over-age students, primary in Syria
Syria: Over-age students, primary was 6.9% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Syria, 1971–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Syria recorded 6.9% for over-age students, primary in 2013.
That represents a change of down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Syria peaked at 9.6% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2000.
That places Syria 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2013, putting it 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 in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.6% | — |
| 1973 | 9.3% | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | -14.9% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 8.4% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 7.6% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 7.4% | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 7.3% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 6.6% | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 5.8% | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +64.1% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -33.1% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 4 |
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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 over-age students, primary in Syria?
- Over-age students, primary in Syria was 6.9% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for over-age students, primary?
- Syria ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2013.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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 (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.