School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Syria
Syria: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 1.04 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Syria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Syria stood at 1.04 million number.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Syria peaked at 1.29 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 546,554 number, in 1970.
Syria ranks 64th 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, female (number) (age female) in Syria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 546,554 number | — |
| 1971 | 563,989 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 583,170 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 602,451 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 621,864 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 641,533 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 661,638 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 684,329 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 709,812 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 738,012 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 768,718 number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 801,144 number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 834,100 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 868,111 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 902,586 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 936,814 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 970,099 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.00 million number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.04 million number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.07 million number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.13 million number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.15 million number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.18 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.20 million number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.22 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.23 million number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.25 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.26 million number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.26 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.27 million number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.26 million number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 860,950 number | -32.1% |
| 2004 | 879,869 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 906,779 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 937,895 number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 965,061 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 991,539 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 972,382 number | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 927,782 number | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.29 million number | +39.4% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million number | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million number | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million number | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million number | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 million number | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million number | -2.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.04 million number is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.41 million number, 73% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.04 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 540,975 number, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +39.4% | 927,782 number | 1.29 million number |
| 2003 | -32.1% | 1.27 million number | 860,950 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 635,335 number | 546,554 number | 738,012 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 918,879 number | 768,718 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.20 million number | 1.10 million number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million number | 860,950 number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million number | 927,782 number | 1.29 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.04 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 78.55 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 78.19 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,596 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,421 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 75,782 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 72,747 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0055 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Syria?
- School age population, primary education, female in Syria was 1.04 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 546,554 number in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Syria ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.