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Education > Primary education Stats: compare key data on South Africa & Syria

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  • Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT South Africa Syria HISTORY
Duration > Years 7 years
Ranked 10th. 75% more than Syria
4 years
Ranked 185th.

Pupils 7.44 million
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Syria
2.25 million
Ranked 30th.

Pupils > % female 48.73% female
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Syria
47.77% female
Ranked 67th.

Pupils > Per capita 0.161 per capita
Ranked 33th. 36% more than Syria
0.118 per capita
Ranked 64th.

Pupils per 1000 159.52
Ranked 39th. 29% more than Syria
123.97
Ranked 63th.

Teachers 208,877
Ranked 20th. 82% more than Syria
114,676
Ranked 37th.

Teachers > % female 76.08% female
Ranked 66th. 10% more than Syria
69.02% female
Ranked 85th.

Teachers > Per capita 4.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.
6.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 44% more than South Africa

Teachers per 1000 4.48
Ranked 77th.
6.75
Ranked 29th. 51% more than South Africa

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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