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
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
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.