School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Syria
Syria: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 934,874 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
934,874 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
65th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.34 million number
in 2011
All-time low
433,519 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Syria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Syria stood at 934,874 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Syria peaked at 1.34 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 433,519 number, in 1970.
That places Syria 65th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Syria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 433,519 number | — |
| 1971 | 451,335 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 463,078 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 473,549 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 485,358 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 498,906 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 514,727 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 529,962 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 547,140 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 565,596 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 585,046 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 605,150 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 624,182 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 644,844 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 667,883 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 693,972 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 723,590 number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 754,108 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 786,621 number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 820,385 number | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 855,431 number | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 891,522 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 926,540 number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 962,256 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 998,243 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.07 million number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.10 million number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.13 million number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.16 million number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.19 million number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.21 million number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.23 million number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.24 million number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.26 million number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.27 million number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.29 million number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.32 million number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.33 million number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.34 million number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.28 million number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million number | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million number | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.10 million number | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million number | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 987,449 number | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 948,542 number | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 934,874 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 496,317 number | 433,519 number | 565,596 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 690,578 number | 585,046 number | 820,385 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 million number | 855,431 number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.33 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million number | 948,542 number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 934,874 number | 934,874 number | 934,874 number | 1 |
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More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Syria?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Syria was 934,874 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 433,519 number in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Syria ranks 65th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.