School life expectancy, primary, male in Syria
Syria: School life expectancy, primary, male was 3.31 years in 2013. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Syria, 1971–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2013, school life expectancy, primary, male in Syria stood at 3.31 years. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.6% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Syria peaked at 6.91 years in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3.31 years, in 2013.
Syria ranks 196th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.66 years | 6.23 years | 6.91 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.57 years | 6.47 years | 6.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.67 years | 6.54 years | 6.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.39 years | 4.67 years | 6.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 years | 3.31 years | 5.22 years | 4 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.329 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.58 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.14 °C (2025)
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- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2737 °C (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Syria?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Syria was 3.31 years in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.91 years in 1976.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 years in 2013.
- How does Syria rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Syria ranks 196th out of 197 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. 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 life expectancy, primary, 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.