Syrian Arab Republic - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Syrian Arab Republic was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 2003.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 4.00
2004 4.00
2005 4.00
2006 4.00
2007 4.00
2008 4.00
2009 4.00
2010 4.00
2011 4.00
2012 4.00
2013 4.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Syrian Arab Republic was 1,547,316 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,904,569 in 2002 and a minimum value of 924,969 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 924,969
1972 1,005,739
1973 1,102,652
1974 1,160,088
1975 1,211,570
1976 1,273,944
1977 1,316,152
1978 1,356,428
1979 1,407,223
1980 1,481,496
1981 1,555,921
1982 1,642,888
1983 1,716,795
1984 1,823,684
1985 1,924,242
1986 2,029,752
1987 2,158,594
1988 2,217,993
1989 2,304,544
1990 2,357,981
1991 2,452,086
1992 2,539,081
1993 2,573,181
1994 2,624,594
1995 2,651,247
1996 2,672,960
1997 2,690,205
1998 2,695,452
1999 2,738,083
2000 2,774,922
2001 2,835,023
2002 2,904,569
2003 2,149,493
2004 2,192,764
2005 2,252,145
2006 2,279,545
2007 2,310,168
2008 2,356,403
2009 2,383,223
2010 2,429,450
2011 2,507,400
2012 2,552,874
2013 1,547,316

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Syrian Arab Republic was 48.09 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 48.09 in 2013, while its lowest value was 36.32 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 36.32
1972 37.39
1973 38.36
1974 39.03
1975 39.21
1976 39.64
1977 40.13
1978 40.58
1979 41.10
1980 42.32
1981 42.92
1982 43.71
1983 44.22
1984 44.84
1985 45.37
1986 45.86
1987 46.30
1988 46.39
1989 46.44
1990 46.48
1991 46.50
1992 46.50
1993 46.64
1994 46.66
1995 46.67
1996 46.65
1997 46.72
1998 47.02
1999 46.84
2000 47.00
2001 47.20
2002 47.24
2003 47.54
2004 47.59
2005 47.77
2006 47.84
2007 47.84
2008 47.91
2009 47.93
2010 47.91
2011 48.02
2012 48.00
2013 48.09

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Syrian Arab Republic was 114,676 as of 2002. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 117,593 in 1998 and a minimum value of 25,134 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 25,134
1972 27,922
1973 30,356
1974 31,565
1975 34,995
1976 37,621
1977 40,218
1978 42,387
1979 46,132
1980 50,327
1981 55,346
1982 59,110
1983 62,959
1984 67,057
1985 71,122
1986 78,388
1987 85,583
1988 83,722
1989 85,598
1990 90,272
1991 97,811
1992 102,617
1993 106,164
1994 110,580
1995 113,384
1996 113,530
1997 114,689
1998 117,593
1999 109,838
2000 111,983
2001 117,540
2002 114,676

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Syrian Arab Republic was 69.02 as of 2002. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 69.02 in 2002, while its lowest value was 36.31 in 1972.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 39.58
1972 36.31
1973 40.52
1974 42.57
1975 42.46
1976 45.28
1977 49.57
1978 49.32
1979 50.83
1980 52.78
1981 53.51
1982 54.88
1983 57.56
1984 59.32
1985 60.48
1986 60.91
1987 60.36
1988 63.23
1989 62.80
1990 63.59
1991 64.13
1992 63.77
1993 64.12
1994 63.79
1995 64.02
1996 64.59
1997 65.19
1998 65.22
1999 65.41
2000 67.77
2001 67.62
2002 69.02

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes