School age population, tertiary education, male in Syria
Syria: School age population, tertiary education, male was 896,682 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Syria, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Syria is 896,682 number, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Syria peaked at 1.13 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 270,926 number, in 1970.
That places Syria 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, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 270,926 number | — |
| 1971 | 291,875 number | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 312,883 number | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 332,735 number | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 349,918 number | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 364,837 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 377,395 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 385,886 number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 394,904 number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 405,742 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 418,464 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 433,401 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 449,326 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 466,145 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 483,427 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 501,211 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 519,391 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 536,693 number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 555,817 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 577,437 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 601,688 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 628,823 number | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 657,615 number | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 687,710 number | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 718,449 number | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 749,436 number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 780,293 number | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 810,839 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 840,062 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 868,220 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 895,905 number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 923,345 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 943,345 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 966,045 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 990,886 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.05 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.08 million number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.13 million number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million number | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million number | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 978,487 number | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 931,994 number | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 896,682 number | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 348,710 number | 270,926 number | 405,742 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 494,131 number | 418,464 number | 577,437 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 734,314 number | 601,688 number | 868,220 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million number | 895,905 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million number | 896,682 number | 1.13 million number | 7 |
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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 896,682 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 270,926 number in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Syria ranks 56th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.