Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 176,584 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 176,584 number.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 270,356 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 101,239 number, in 1970.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 101,239 number | — |
| 1971 | 104,375 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 108,132 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 111,927 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 115,803 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 119,815 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 124,027 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 129,231 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 134,954 number | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 140,995 number | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 147,158 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 153,153 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 159,222 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 165,404 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 171,542 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 177,465 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 183,026 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 188,670 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 193,992 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 198,926 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 203,436 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 207,471 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 210,985 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 214,020 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 216,578 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 218,594 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 220,105 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 221,444 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 221,717 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 221,643 number | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 221,997 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 223,679 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 228,024 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 234,229 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 241,591 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 249,429 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 256,397 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 262,145 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 266,845 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 269,808 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 270,356 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 269,119 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 260,717 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 250,457 number | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 238,932 number | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 226,928 number | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 214,068 number | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 203,970 number | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 193,103 number | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 183,384 number | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 176,584 number | -3.7% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 176,584 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 176,584 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104,917 number, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 119,050 number | 101,239 number | 140,995 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 173,856 number | 147,158 number | 198,926 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 215,599 number | 203,436 number | 221,717 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 245,414 number | 221,997 number | 269,808 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 231,103 number | 183,384 number | 270,356 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 176,584 number | 176,584 number | 176,584 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, male in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic was 176,584 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 270,356 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,239 number in 1970.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 67th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.