Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male was 15.7% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic is 15.7%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 83.1% on the previous year and down 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2012.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 164th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 94.1% | — |
| 1972 | 98.7% | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 91.7% | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 93.3% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 94.8% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 92.6% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 94.9% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 92.1% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 93.0% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 94.9% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 94.3% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 96.0% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 97.2% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 95.6% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 93.0% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 97.4% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 95.1% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 96.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 93.6% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 95.5% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 94.5% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 89.1% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 94.2% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 91.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | -83.1% |
Syrian Arab Republic compared with similar countries
- Syrian Arab Republic's 15.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 71.0%, 22% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Syrian Arab Republic's 15.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 94.3%, 17% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -83.1% | 92.9% | 15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.9% | 91.7% | 98.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 95.2% | 93.0% | 97.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 95.0% | 89.1% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 91.6% | 96.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 15.7% | 95.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 47.4% compare
- 162 Madagascar 40.7% compare
- 163 Haiti 38.1% compare
More education data for Syrian Arab Republic
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.088 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male in Syrian Arab Republic was 15.7% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2012.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 164th out of 164 countries with data for 2012.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, male rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of male students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.