School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Syria
Syria: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 1.08 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Syria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Syria is 1.08 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Syria peaked at 1.35 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 556,081 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, male (number) (School male) in Syria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 556,081 number | — |
| 1971 | 573,952 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 594,098 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 614,693 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 635,598 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 656,745 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 678,182 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 702,629 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 729,894 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 759,951 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 792,698 number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 827,402 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 862,172 number | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 898,260 number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 934,959 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 971,408 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.01 million number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.04 million number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.08 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.11 million number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.14 million number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.17 million number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.20 million number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.23 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.27 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.28 million number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.30 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.31 million number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.32 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.32 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.32 million number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.33 million number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 908,792 number | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 932,827 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 963,256 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 995,031 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 million number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million number | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 966,963 number | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.35 million number | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million number | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.21 million number | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million number | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million number | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million number | -2.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.08 million number is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 million number, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.08 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 577,955 number, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) 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 | +39.5% | 966,963 number | 1.35 million number |
| 2003 | -31.7% | 1.33 million number | 908,792 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 650,182 number | 556,081 number | 759,951 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 952,363 number | 792,698 number | 1.11 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 million number | 908,792 number | 1.33 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million number | 966,963 number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.08 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, male in Syria?
- School age population, primary education, male in Syria was 1.08 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 556,081 number in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Syria ranks 63rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.