School age population, secondary education, female in Syria
Syria: School age population, secondary education, female was 956,018 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
956,018 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
65th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.84 million number
in 2011
All-time low
454,940 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Syria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Syria is 956,018 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Syria peaked at 1.84 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 454,940 number, in 1970.
Syria ranks 65th of 205 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, secondary education, female in Syria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 454,940 number | — |
| 1971 | 469,555 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 481,387 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 493,566 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 507,379 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 522,716 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 539,574 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 555,727 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 573,107 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 591,495 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 610,934 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 631,565 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 652,661 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 676,651 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 703,297 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 732,167 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 762,997 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 794,216 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 826,812 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 860,258 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 894,504 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 929,345 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 962,815 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 996,434 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.03 million number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.06 million number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.09 million number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.12 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.15 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.17 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.19 million number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.21 million number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.64 million number | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 1.65 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.66 million number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.72 million number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.77 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.81 million number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.84 million number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.84 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.72 million number | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million number | -29.6% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million number | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million number | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million number | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 972,857 number | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 953,886 number | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 956,018 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 518,945 number | 454,940 number | 591,495 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 725,156 number | 610,934 number | 860,258 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 million number | 894,504 number | 1.17 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.81 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million number | 953,886 number | 1.84 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 956,018 number | 956,018 number | 956,018 number | 1 |
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More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 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 upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Syria?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Syria was 956,018 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 million number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 454,940 number in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Syria ranks 65th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.