Syria vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Syria
0.706 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
0.6174 GPIA
in 2024
Syria rank
116th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
113th

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Syria
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.706 GPIA against 0.6174 GPIA in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.0886 GPIA.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Syria ahead.

Syria ranks 116th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 113th of 184 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7694 GPIA 0.5515 GPIA 0.2179 GPIA Syria
2010s 0.7332 GPIA 0.6001 GPIA 0.1331 GPIA Syria
2020s 0.7169 GPIA 0.491 GPIA 0.226 GPIA Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Syria or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Syria, at 0.706 GPIA against 0.6174 GPIA in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Syria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.0886 GPIA, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Syria and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Syria ranks 116th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 113th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, 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
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,566 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release