School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 7.43 years in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Syria, 1971–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Syria recorded 7.43 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Syria peaked at 11.28 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.18 years, in 1971.
That places Syria 187th out of 197 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Syria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.18 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.41 years | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 7.97 years | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 8.21 years | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 8.33 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 8.51 years | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 8.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 8.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 8.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 8.62 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 8.73 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 8.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 8.99 years | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 9.21 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 9.49 years | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 9.68 years | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 9.87 years | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 9.73 years | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 9.56 years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 9.36 years | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 9.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 9.27 years | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 9.17 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.11 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 8.93 years | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 8.85 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 8.8 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 8.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.91 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 9.04 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 9.27 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 9.5 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.84 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 10.1 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 10.37 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 10.31 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.31 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 10.22 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 10.35 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 10.73 years | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.28 years | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 7.43 years | -34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.15 years | 7.18 years | 8.62 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.26 years | 8.62 years | 9.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.06 years | 8.8 years | 9.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.93 years | 9.04 years | 10.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.95 years | 7.43 years | 11.28 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 697,415 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -9.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 361,423 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -8.15 % change on previous year (2016)
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Syria?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Syria was 7.43 years in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.28 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.18 years in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Syria ranks 187th out of 197 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.