School age population, upper secondary education, male in Syria
Syria: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 477,379 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
477,379 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
64th
of 205 countries
All-time high
688,403 number
in 2011
All-time low
216,828 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Syria, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Syria stood at 477,379 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Syria peaked at 688,403 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 216,828 number, in 1970.
That places Syria 64th 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, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 216,828 number | — |
| 1971 | 225,531 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 231,727 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 237,544 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 243,990 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 251,191 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 259,327 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 266,963 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 275,622 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 285,054 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 295,097 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 305,567 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 315,439 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 326,193 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 338,190 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 351,746 number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 367,080 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 382,843 number | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 399,621 number | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 417,038 number | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 435,109 number | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 453,708 number | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 471,721 number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 490,108 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 508,632 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 526,784 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 544,128 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 561,054 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 576,849 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 591,470 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 604,793 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 616,458 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 626,182 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 635,972 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 646,028 number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 655,584 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 664,077 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 672,842 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 680,522 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 685,911 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 688,339 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 688,403 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 677,819 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 659,386 number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 633,588 number | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 602,486 number | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 566,980 number | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 534,778 number | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 505,658 number | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 484,989 number | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 477,379 number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 249,378 number | 216,828 number | 285,054 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 349,881 number | 295,097 number | 417,038 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 515,956 number | 435,109 number | 591,470 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 648,837 number | 604,793 number | 685,911 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 604,243 number | 484,989 number | 688,403 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 477,379 number | 477,379 number | 477,379 number | 1 |
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More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 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 upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Syria?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Syria was 477,379 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 688,403 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,828 number in 1970.
- How does Syria rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Syria ranks 64th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.