Syria vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Syria
43.8%
in 2016
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
43.2%
in 2024
Syria rank
94th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
93rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Syria
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Syria currently reports 43.8% against 43.2% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syria ahead.
Syria ranks 94th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 93rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 3 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 6.8% | 3.9% | Syria |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 10.5% | 6.2% | Syria |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 12.8% | 3.5% | Syria |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 23.6% | 5.4% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 35.1% | 0.0% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Syria or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Syria, at 43.8% against 43.2% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Syria and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 0.6%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
- How do Syria and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Syria ranks 94th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 93rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release