School age population, primary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: School age population, primary education, female was 1.04 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.04 million number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
64th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.29 million number
in 2014
All-time low
546,554 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 1.29 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 546,554 number, in 1970.
Syrian Arab Republic 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 in Syrian Arab Republic, 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% |
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 Syrian Arab Republic
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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 81.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic?
- School age population, primary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 546,554 number in 1970.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.