School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 9.16 years in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Syria, 1971–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2013, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Syria stood at 9.16 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.0% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Syria peaked at 12.92 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.55 years, in 1971.
Syria ranks 165th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Syria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.55 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.84 years | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 8.38 years | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 8.63 years | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 8.79 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 9 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 9.12 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 9.22 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 9.34 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 9.31 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 9.54 years | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 9.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 9.8 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 10.02 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 10.35 years | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 10.56 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 10.73 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 10.66 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 10.45 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 10.27 years | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 10.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 10.12 years | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 10.02 years | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 9.88 years | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 9.66 years | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.22 years | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 10.59 years | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 10.95 years | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 11.36 years | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 11.43 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 11.51 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.58 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.51 years | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 11.73 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.1 years | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 12.92 years | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 9.16 years | -29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.65 years | 7.55 years | 9.34 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.1 years | 9.31 years | 10.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.04 years | 9.66 years | 10.29 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.14 years | 10.22 years | 11.58 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.48 years | 9.16 years | 12.92 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 162 Mauritania 9.35 years compare
- 163 Burkina Faso 9.26 years compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 9.23 years compare
- 166 Tanzania 9.12 years compare
- 167 Yemen 9.1 years compare
- 168 Guinea 9.01 years compare
More education data for Syria
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.043 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1546 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.045 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Syria?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Syria was 9.16 years in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 12.92 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.55 years in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Syria ranks 165th out of 183 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.