Progression to secondary school in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Progression to secondary school was 57.3% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 57.3% for progression to secondary school in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 41.5% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 98.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2012.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 166th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.0% | 80.9% | 89.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 81.0% | 74.8% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.8% | 68.0% | 72.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 73.5% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 57.3% | 98.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 81.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Progression to secondary school in Syrian Arab Republic was 57.3% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2012.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for progression to secondary school?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 166th out of 167 countries with data for 2012.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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 (%). 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).