School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 6.47 years in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
6.47 years
Change on year
down 35.3%
World rank
180th
of 188 countries
All-time high
9.99 years
in 2012
All-time low
6.47 years
in 2013
Years of data
18
1996–2013

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Syrian Arab Republic, 1996–2013

02468101996200420131996: 8.2 years1997: 8.1 years1998: 8.1 years1999: 8.2 years2000: 8.3 years2001: 8.5 years2002: 8.6 years2003: 8.9 years2004: 9.1 years2005: 9.3 years2006: 9.3 years2007: 9.2 years2008: 9.2 years2009: 9.1 years2010: 9.2 years2011: 9.5 years2012: 10 years2013: 6.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2013, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Syrian Arab Republic stood at 6.47 years. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 35.3% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 9.99 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.47 years, in 2013.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 180th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.16 years 8.12 years 8.22 years 4
2000s 8.97 years 8.31 years 9.34 years 10
2010s 8.8 years 6.47 years 9.99 years 4

Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic

  1. 177 Pakistan 6.56 years compare
  2. 178 Nigeria 6.54 years compare
  3. 179 Marshall Islands 6.52 years compare
  4. 181 Chad 6.4 years compare
  5. 182 Bulgaria 6.39 years compare
  6. 183 Djibouti 6.24 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Syrian Arab Republic?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Syrian Arab Republic was 6.47 years in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
The highest recorded value was 9.99 years in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 6.47 years in 2013.
How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2013.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Syrian Arab Republic data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,584 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.