School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 2 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Syria, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Syria stood at 2 years.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 92.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Syria peaked at 2.13 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3745 years, in 1971.
Syria ranks 80th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Syria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3745 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.4298 years | +14.7% |
| 1973 | 0.406 years | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4242 years | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4623 years | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4881 years | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5885 years | +20.6% |
| 1978 | 0.652 years | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7189 years | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6924 years | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8127 years | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8144 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8073 years | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8134 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.858 years | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.873 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.862 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9375 years | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8921 years | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9026 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8944 years | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.848 years | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8432 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7652 years | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7323 years | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6168 years | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6469 years | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7479 years | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9072 years | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 1.04 years | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 1.12 years | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.2 years | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.29 years | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.29 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.55 years | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 1.64 years | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 2.08 years | +26.6% |
| 2015 | 2.13 years | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2 years | -6.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 2 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3014 years, 6.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Syria's 2 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.85 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5049 years | 0.3745 years | 0.7189 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8363 years | 0.6924 years | 0.9375 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8309 years | 0.7323 years | 0.9026 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9366 years | 0.6168 years | 1.21 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.71 years | 1.29 years | 2.13 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 78.55 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 78.19 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,596 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,421 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 75,782 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 72,747 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0055 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Syria?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Syria was 2 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3745 years in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Syria ranks 80th out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.1%. 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, tertiary, 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.