What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Ecuador and Syrian Arab Republic?

27,978 number, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Syrian Arab Republic?

21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Syrian Arab Republic: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Ecuador

669,437 number

in 2015

Syrian Arab Republic

697,415 number

in 2016

Ecuador rank

44th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

42nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

Ecuador
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 697,415 number against 669,437 number in Ecuador, a difference of 27,978 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Ecuador ranks 44th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 42nd of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	113,444 number	67,801 number	45,643 number	Ecuador
1980s	262,994 number	160,770 number	102,223 number	Ecuador
1990s	202,279 number	217,178 number	14,899 number	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	534,522 number	520,901 number	13,621 number	Ecuador
2010s	609,421 number	694,968 number	85,547 number	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Ecuador or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 697,415 number against 669,437 number in Ecuador as of 2016.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Ecuador and Syrian Arab Republic?: 27,978 number, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Syrian Arab Republic?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Ecuador and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?: Ecuador ranks 44th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 42nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.