Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 169,755 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
169,755 number
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
67th
of 206 countries
All-time high
258,352 number
in 2010
All-time low
99,254 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 169,755 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 258,352 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 99,254 number, in 1970.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 67th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Syrian Arab Republic, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 99,254 number
1971 102,281 number +3.0%
1972 105,785 number +3.4%
1973 109,290 number +3.3%
1974 112,861 number +3.3%
1975 116,585 number +3.3%
1976 120,562 number +3.4%
1977 125,412 number +4.0%
1978 130,790 number +4.3%
1979 136,490 number +4.4%
1980 142,296 number +4.3%
1981 147,914 number +3.9%
1982 153,680 number +3.9%
1983 159,517 number +3.8%
1984 165,290 number +3.6%
1985 170,857 number +3.4%
1986 176,094 number +3.1%
1987 181,383 number +3.0%
1988 186,363 number +2.7%
1989 190,977 number +2.5%
1990 195,185 number +2.2%
1991 198,943 number +1.9%
1992 202,225 number +1.6%
1993 205,037 number +1.4%
1994 207,404 number +1.2%
1995 209,295 number +0.9%
1996 210,754 number +0.7%
1997 212,085 number +0.6%
1998 212,465 number +0.2%
1999 212,451 number -0.0%
2000 212,621 number +0.1%
2001 213,769 number +0.5%
2002 217,110 number +1.6%
2003 222,033 number +2.3%
2004 228,157 number +2.8%
2005 235,230 number +3.1%
2006 242,230 number +3.0%
2007 247,732 number +2.3%
2008 252,928 number +2.1%
2009 256,821 number +1.5%
2010 258,352 number +0.6%
2011 257,844 number -0.2%
2012 250,442 number -2.9%
2013 240,861 number -3.8%
2014 229,822 number -4.6%
2015 218,339 number -5.0%
2016 206,248 number -5.5%
2017 196,438 number -4.8%
2018 185,875 number -5.4%
2019 176,416 number -5.1%
2020 169,755 number -3.8%

Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries

  • Syrian Arab Republic's 169,755 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 67% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Syrian Arab Republic's 169,755 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,826 number, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 115,931 number 99,254 number 136,490 number 10
1980s 167,437 number 142,296 number 190,977 number 10
1990s 206,584 number 195,185 number 212,465 number 10
2000s 232,863 number 212,621 number 256,821 number 10
2010s 222,064 number 176,416 number 258,352 number 10
2020s 169,755 number 169,755 number 169,755 number 1

Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic

  1. 64 Guinea 182,022 number compare
  2. 65 Burundi 175,665 number compare
  3. 66 Cambodia 172,489 number compare
  4. 68 Benin 167,267 number compare
  5. 69 Rwanda 166,610 number compare
  6. 70 Sri Lanka 164,363 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic was 169,755 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
The highest recorded value was 258,352 number in 2010.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 99,254 number in 1970.
How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.