School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 6.39 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Syria, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Syria recorded 6.39 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Syria peaked at 9.55 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.64 years, in 2021.
Syria ranks 189th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.45 years | — |
| 1997 | 8.36 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 8.24 years | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 8.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.37 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.66 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 8.9 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 9.16 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 9.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 9.19 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.37 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.48 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.86 years | -38.7% |
| 2020 | 5.74 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.64 years | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.87 years | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 6.14 years | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 6.39 years | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.34 years | 8.24 years | 8.45 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.87 years | 8.3 years | 9.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.56 years | 5.86 years | 9.55 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.96 years | 5.64 years | 6.39 years | 5 |
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More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -9.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 361,423 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 148,529 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 335,992 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 697,415 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Syria?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Syria was 6.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.55 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.64 years in 2021.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Syria ranks 189th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release