School age population, tertiary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: School age population, tertiary education, female was 844,629 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 844,629 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 1.09 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 252,526 number, in 1970.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 56th out of 203 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 252,526 number | — |
| 1971 | 277,698 number | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 304,082 number | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 328,562 number | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 348,605 number | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 364,854 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 377,155 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 384,890 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 392,904 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 402,998 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 414,943 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 428,984 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 443,965 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 459,657 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 475,560 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 491,844 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 508,499 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 524,410 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 542,075 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 562,144 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 584,746 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 610,102 number | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 637,145 number | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 665,413 number | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 694,332 number | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 723,642 number | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 753,026 number | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 782,416 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 810,812 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 837,952 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 863,727 number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 887,968 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 907,196 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 926,870 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 947,396 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 970,266 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 995,541 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.06 million number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.08 million number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million number | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 978,826 number | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 925,714 number | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 878,984 number | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 844,629 number | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 343,427 number | 252,526 number | 402,998 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 485,208 number | 414,943 number | 562,144 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 709,959 number | 584,746 number | 837,952 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 966,553 number | 863,727 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 974,110 number | 844,629 number | 1.09 million number | 7 |
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More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 81.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 81.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Syrian Arab Republic was 844,629 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 252,526 number in 1970.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 56th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.