SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia vs Syria: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
1.08 GPIA
in 2024
Syria
1.15 GPIA
in 2016
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
116th
Syria rank
116th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time

  • SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
  • Syria
0.20.40.60.811.2197019972024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 1.15 GPIA against 1.08 GPIA in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 0.07 GPIA.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 116th and Syria ranks 116th of 221 groups.

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6037 GPIA 0.3121 GPIA 0.2916 GPIA SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
1980s 0.6708 GPIA 0.5061 GPIA 0.1647 GPIA SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
1990s 0.7808 GPIA 0.6787 GPIA 0.1021 GPIA SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2000s 0.9873 GPIA 0.8697 GPIA 0.1176 GPIA SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2010s 1.03 GPIA 1.02 GPIA 0.0176 GPIA SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia or Syria?
Syria, at 1.15 GPIA against 1.08 GPIA in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Syria?
0.07 GPIA, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Syria?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Syria rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 116th and Syria ranks 116th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,225 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release