Syrian Arab Republic - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Syrian Arab Republic was 523,049 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 523,049 in 2013 and a minimum value of 15,050 in 2008.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

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

See also:

Year Value
1971 308,605
1973 219,870
1974 206,481
1975 211,190
1976 208,174
1977 203,122
1978 215,115
1979 226,482
1980 221,952
1981 231,289
1982 236,397
1983 238,520
1984 214,412
1985 194,386
1986 168,977
1987 105,669
1988 111,841
1989 108,068
1990 117,989
1991 97,350
1992 90,241
1993 91,075
1994 87,205
1995 87,730
1996 91,055
1997 112,514
1998 87,391
1999 89,620
2000 81,183
2001 63,896
2002 59,676
2003 28,670
2004 18,224
2005 15,107
2006 15,506
2007 15,119
2008 15,050
2009 17,353
2010 21,842
2013 523,049

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation