Syrian Arab Republic: Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 8.12 percentage points from 85.55% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 21 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Syrian Arab Republic's persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) fell 1.07 percentage points on 2022 (from 94.74% to 93.66%).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2022), the average change was +1.04 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16.14 percentage points in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.29 percentage points in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Syrian Arab Republic had the 26th highest value of the 39 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Syrian Arab Republic in the 2023 ranking

• Ecuador — 23rd of 39: 95.13%
• Morocco — 24th of 39: 94.92%
• Maldives — 25th of 39: 94.09%
• Kiribati — 27th of 39: 92.97%
• Guatemala — 28th of 39: 91.95%
• El Salvador — 29th of 39: 91.5%

What this measures

Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 32 values

Persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 93.46% (2021)
• Bahrain — 97.57% (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 100% (2020)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 95.71% (2022)
• Israel — 97.9% (2023)
• Jordan — 95.65% (2023)
• Lebanon — 97.04% (2022)
• Malta — 97.1% (2021)
• Morocco — 94.92% (2023)
• Oman — 98.64% (2016)

More education data for Syrian Arab Republic

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) — 61.37% (2024)
• Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) — 58.94% (2024)
• Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) — 60.13% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.17 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Syrian Arab Republic's persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort)?

93.66% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 8.12 percentage points from 85.55% in 1971. The highest value was 95.2% in 1985 and the lowest 75.06% in 2020.

How does Syrian Arab Republic rank?

26th highest of 39 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) unusual for Syrian Arab Republic?

In 2023, Syrian Arab Republic's persistence to grade 5, female (% of cohort) fell 1.07 percentage points on 2022 (from 94.74% to 93.66%). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2022), the average change was +1.04 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRS5.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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