School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 7.5 years in 2013. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Syria, 1971–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2013, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Syria stood at 7.5 years. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Syria peaked at 11.38 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.5 years, in 2013.
Syria ranks 187th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Syria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.57 years | — |
| 1972 | 9.68 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 10.3 years | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 10.48 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 10.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 10.66 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 10.55 years | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 10.49 years | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 10.44 years | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 10.21 years | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 10.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 10.1 years | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 10.31 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 10.43 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 10.63 years | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 10.74 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 10.87 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 10.65 years | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 10.43 years | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 10.15 years | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 10.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 9.96 years | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 9.77 years | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 9.68 years | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 9.44 years | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 9.3 years | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 9.21 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 9.19 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 9.28 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 9.39 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.62 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 9.83 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.1 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 10.33 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 10.56 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 10.46 years | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.4 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.36 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 10.28 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.43 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.82 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 11.38 years | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 7.5 years | -34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.3 years | 9.57 years | 10.66 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.46 years | 10.1 years | 10.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.61 years | 9.19 years | 10.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.13 years | 9.39 years | 10.56 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.03 years | 7.5 years | 11.38 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)
- 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 upper secondary education (years), annual 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 pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Syria?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Syria was 7.5 years in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.38 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 years in 2013.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Syria ranks 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (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.