School age population, primary education, both sexes in Syria
Syria: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 2.11 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.11 million number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
63rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.64 million number
in 2014
All-time low
1.10 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Syria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Syria is 2.11 million number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Syria peaked at 2.64 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million number, in 1970.
Syria ranks 63rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Syria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.10 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.14 million number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 1.18 million number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.22 million number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 1.26 million number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.30 million number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.34 million number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.39 million number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 1.44 million number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.50 million number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.56 million number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.63 million number | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.70 million number | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.77 million number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 1.84 million number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.91 million number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.98 million number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.05 million number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 2.11 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 2.18 million number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 2.24 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 2.30 million number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2.35 million number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.40 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 2.45 million number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.48 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.52 million number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.55 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.57 million number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.58 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.59 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.59 million number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.60 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.77 million number | -31.9% |
| 2004 | 1.81 million number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.87 million number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.93 million number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.99 million number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.04 million number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.07 million number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.08 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.06 million number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.99 million number | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.89 million number | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.64 million number | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 2.50 million number | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.38 million number | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.31 million number | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.24 million number | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.17 million number | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.11 million number | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.50 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.87 million number | 1.56 million number | 2.18 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.44 million number | 2.24 million number | 2.58 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 million number | 1.77 million number | 2.60 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 million number | 1.89 million number | 2.64 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million number | 2.11 million number | 2.11 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 335,992 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.44 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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 secondary education (years), annual growth 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Syria?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Syria was 2.11 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Syria ranks 63rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.