School age population, lower secondary education, female in Syria
Syria: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 498,523 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
498,523 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
67th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.19 million number
in 2011
All-time low
238,249 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Syria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Syria is 498,523 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Syria peaked at 1.19 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 238,249 number, in 1970.
Syria ranks 67th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Syria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 238,249 number | — |
| 1971 | 243,751 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 250,036 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 257,561 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 266,011 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 275,001 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 284,174 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 292,728 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 301,589 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 310,953 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 320,985 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 331,982 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 343,918 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 358,000 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 373,604 number | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 389,941 number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 406,487 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 422,951 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 439,812 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 456,911 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 474,182 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 491,531 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 507,996 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 524,286 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 540,198 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 555,488 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 569,776 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 583,542 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 595,115 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 604,711 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 613,164 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 620,253 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 623,518 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.04 million number | +66.5% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.13 million number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.19 million number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million number | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million number | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 613,661 number | -44.1% |
| 2015 | 567,874 number | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 525,110 number | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 502,009 number | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 491,066 number | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 490,333 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 498,523 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 272,005 number | 238,249 number | 310,953 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 384,459 number | 320,985 number | 456,911 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 544,682 number | 474,182 number | 604,711 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 941,450 number | 613,164 number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 782,146 number | 490,333 number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 498,523 number | 498,523 number | 498,523 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, lower secondary education, female in Syria?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Syria was 498,523 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 238,249 number in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Syria ranks 67th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.