School enrollment, secondary, male in Syria
Syria: School enrollment, secondary, male was 48.9% in 2013. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Syria, 1971–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2013, school enrollment, secondary, male in Syria stood at 48.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Syria peaked at 72.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1971.
Syria ranks 125th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 37.8% | — |
| 1973 | 50.5% | +33.7% |
| 1974 | 49.5% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 49.1% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 51.6% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 53.7% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 54.0% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 55.1% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 53.3% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 49.8% | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 40.9% | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 39.6% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 39.1% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 40.3% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +38.0% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | -32.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.2% | 37.8% | 55.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 51.5% | 49.8% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.0% | 39.1% | 40.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 40.8% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 48.9% | 72.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
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 enrollment, secondary, male in Syria?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Syria was 48.9% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Syria ranks 125th out of 152 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.