School age population, tertiary education, male in Syria
Syria: School age population, tertiary education, male was 1.47 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.47 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
43rd
of 221 countries
All-time high
1.47 million
in 2025
All-time low
285,766
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, tertiary education, male in Syria, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1.47 million for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Syria peaked at 1.47 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 285,766, in 1970.
That places Syria 43rd out of 221 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, tertiary education, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 285,766 | — |
| 1971 | 291,871 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 295,633 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 309,374 | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 323,504 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 337,989 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 352,726 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 367,163 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 381,337 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 395,180 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 408,894 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 423,267 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 439,490 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 459,662 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 480,288 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 503,728 | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 527,711 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 550,959 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 574,860 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 599,206 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 623,008 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 647,337 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 671,323 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 697,877 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 723,423 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 749,203 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 774,642 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 799,922 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 824,458 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 849,301 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 871,288 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 890,740 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 911,860 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 934,992 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 960,934 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 997,413 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.03 million | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 1.21 million | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.18 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.18 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.15 million | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 920,453 | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 841,635 | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 830,896 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 890,248 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 939,024 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.06 million | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 1.24 million | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 1.30 million | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.38 million | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 1.45 million | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 1.47 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 334,054 | 285,766 | 395,180 | 10 |
| 1980s | 496,806 | 408,894 | 599,206 | 10 |
| 1990s | 736,049 | 623,008 | 849,301 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million | 871,288 | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million | 830,896 | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million | 1.16 million | 1.47 million | 6 |
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More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 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), 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Syria?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Syria was 1.47 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 285,766 in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Syria ranks 43rd out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release