School age population, secondary education, male in Syria
Syria: School age population, secondary education, male was 1.80 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.80 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
49th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.01 million
in 2012
All-time low
443,660
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Syria, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Syria is 1.80 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Syria peaked at 2.01 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 443,660, in 1970.
That places Syria 49th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 443,660 | — |
| 1971 | 462,466 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 482,481 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 502,282 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 521,847 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 540,855 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 560,482 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 580,805 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 601,530 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 622,775 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 644,573 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 667,560 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 692,954 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 722,657 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 751,662 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 781,020 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 810,364 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 840,310 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 871,423 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 903,417 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 937,243 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 971,805 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.01 million | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.04 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.07 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.10 million | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.12 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.15 million | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.18 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.21 million | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.25 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.28 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.31 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.79 million | +37.2% |
| 2004 | 1.82 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.84 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.87 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.91 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.96 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.95 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.97 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.99 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.01 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.00 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.43 million | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 1.42 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.44 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.56 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.61 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.67 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.70 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.75 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.79 million | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 1.80 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 531,918 | 443,660 | 622,775 | 10 |
| 1980s | 768,594 | 644,573 | 903,417 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 million | 937,243 | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.70 million | 1.25 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 million | 1.42 million | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 million | 1.61 million | 1.80 million | 6 |
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More education data for Syria
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 361,423 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 335,992 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.44 % change on previous year (2016)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Syria?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Syria was 1.80 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 443,660 in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Syria ranks 49th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release