School age population, secondary education, male in Syria
Syria: School age population, secondary education, male was 995,808 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
995,808 number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
66th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.94 million number
in 2010
All-time low
456,727 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Syria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Syria is 995,808 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Syria peaked at 1.94 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 456,727 number, in 1970.
That places Syria 66th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 456,727 number | — |
| 1971 | 472,049 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 485,313 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 499,144 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 514,367 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 530,893 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 548,630 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 565,299 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 583,395 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 602,877 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 623,768 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 646,224 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 668,838 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 694,640 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 723,316 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 754,329 number | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 787,314 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 820,617 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 855,335 number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 890,910 number | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 927,306 number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 964,321 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 999,797 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.04 million number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.07 million number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.11 million number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.14 million number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.17 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.20 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.22 million number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.24 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.26 million number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.28 million number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.73 million number | +35.3% |
| 2004 | 1.75 million number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.77 million number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.83 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.88 million number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.92 million number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.94 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.90 million number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.81 million number | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million number | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million number | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million number | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million number | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million number | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 995,987 number | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 995,808 number | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 525,869 number | 456,727 number | 602,877 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 746,529 number | 623,768 number | 890,910 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 million number | 927,306 number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.92 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million number | 995,987 number | 1.94 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 995,808 number | 995,808 number | 995,808 number | 1 |
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More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 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 upper secondary education (years), annual 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 pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Syria?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Syria was 995,808 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 456,727 number in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Syria ranks 66th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.