School age population, primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: School age population, primary education, male was 1.08 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.08 million number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
63rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.35 million number
in 2014
All-time low
556,081 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 1.35 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 556,081 number, in 1970.
Syrian Arab Republic 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 in Syrian Arab Republic, 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic?
- School age population, primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 556,081 number in 1970.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 63rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.