School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Syria

Syria: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.06 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.06 million number
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
68th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.66 million number
in 2010
All-time low
1.06 million number
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Syria, 1999–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1999200920191999: 1.3M number2000: 1.3M number2001: 1.4M number2002: 1.4M number2003: 1.4M number2004: 1.5M number2005: 1.5M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.6M number2008: 1.6M number2009: 1.6M number2010: 1.7M number2011: 1.7M number2012: 1.6M number2013: 1.6M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.2M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Syria recorded 1.06 million number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Syria peaked at 1.66 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million number, in 2019.

Syria ranks 68th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Syria, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Syria, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 1.32 million number
2000 1.34 million number +1.8%
2001 1.36 million number +1.7%
2002 1.40 million number +3.0%
2003 1.45 million number +3.1%
2004 1.49 million number +2.9%
2005 1.51 million number +1.2%
2006 1.54 million number +2.1%
2007 1.56 million number +1.4%
2008 1.59 million number +1.6%
2009 1.61 million number +1.5%
2010 1.66 million number +3.1%
2011 1.65 million number -0.4%
2012 1.62 million number -2.1%
2013 1.56 million number -3.5%
2014 1.49 million number -4.8%
2015 1.37 million number -7.5%
2016 1.28 million number -7.0%
2017 1.19 million number -6.6%
2018 1.12 million number -6.5%
2019 1.06 million number -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.32 million number 1.32 million number 1.32 million number 1
2000s 1.49 million number 1.34 million number 1.61 million number 10
2010s 1.40 million number 1.06 million number 1.66 million number 10

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 65 Romania 1.13 million number compare
  2. 66 Nepal 1.10 million number compare
  3. 67 Afghanistan 1.09 million number compare
  4. 69 Malaysia 1.03 million number compare
  5. 70 Israel 1.01 million number compare
  6. 71 Tajikistan 997,986 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Syria?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Syria was 1.06 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 2010.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million number in 2019.
How does Syria rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Syria ranks 68th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/