School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 1.87 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Syria, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1.87 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Syria peaked at 2.05 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5859 years, in 1971.
That places Syria 72nd out of 177 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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, male (years) (School male years) in Syria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5859 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.6668 years | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6406 years | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6642 years | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7116 years | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7289 years | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8896 years | +22.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9557 years | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 1.05 years | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9806 years | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 1.14 years | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 1.09 years | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.09 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.08 years | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.13 years | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 1.12 years | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.1 years | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.2 years | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 1.14 years | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 1.1 years | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.08 years | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.01 years | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.985 years | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8898 years | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8472 years | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6623 years | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6844 years | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8073 years | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9554 years | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 1.09 years | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2 years | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 1.26 years | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.25 years | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.38 years | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3 years | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.56 years | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 1.64 years | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.05 years | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 2.04 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.87 years | -8.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.87 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3846 years, 4.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.87 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.73 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7657 years | 0.5859 years | 1.05 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.11 years | 0.9806 years | 1.2 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9853 years | 0.8472 years | 1.1 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9886 years | 0.6623 years | 1.26 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.69 years | 1.3 years | 2.05 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, male in Syria?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Syria was 1.87 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5859 years in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Syria ranks 72nd out of 177 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. 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, tertiary, 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.