Syria vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female
Syria
47.4%
in 2016
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
45.2%
in 2024
Syria rank
100th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
98th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female over time
- Syria
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Syria currently reports 47.4% against 45.2% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
Syria ranks 100th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 98th of 189 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 | 5.1% | 4.8% | 0.3% | Syria |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 8.0% | 3.2% | Syria |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 11.0% | 2.1% | Syria |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 24.5% | 7.4% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 36.4% | 0.6% | 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, female, Syria or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Syria, at 47.4% against 45.2% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female between Syria and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 2.2%, 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, female?
- Syria ranks 100th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 98th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). 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