Progression to secondary school, male in Syria
Syria: Progression to secondary school, male was 57.2% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Syria, 1971–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2012, progression to secondary school, male in Syria stood at 57.2%. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.6% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Syria peaked at 98.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 2012.
Syria ranks 156th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 90.9% | — |
| 1972 | 90.0% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 88.2% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 87.3% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 85.3% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 84.1% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 81.7% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 82.9% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 84.3% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 85.7% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 86.5% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 87.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 85.5% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 83.3% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 81.5% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 79.1% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 77.3% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 71.8% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 73.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 74.3% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 73.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 75.4% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -41.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.5% | 81.7% | 90.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 84.6% | 81.5% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 71.8% | 79.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 75.4% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 57.2% | 98.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 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 pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, male in Syria?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Syria was 57.2% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 2012.
- How does Syria rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Syria ranks 156th out of 156 countries with data for 2012.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).