Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 4.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.8%
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
54th
of 190 countries
All-time high
10.8%
in 1975
All-time low
1.0%
in 2020
Years of data
46
1971–2023
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 4.8% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 10.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 54th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.2% | — |
| 1972 | 9.9% | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 9.7% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 10.8% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 10.5% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 9.4% | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 9.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 9.1% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 8.2% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 8.7% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -41.7% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -79.2% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +342.9% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.0% | 9.4% | 10.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.7% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.0% | 8.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 1.0% | 4.8% | 4 |
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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 repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Syrian Arab Republic was 4.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 1975.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 54th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release