What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between China and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.01 GPI, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Syrian Arab Republic: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

China

1.14 GPI

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic

1.15 GPI

in 2016

China rank

117th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

114th

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index over time

China
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1.15 GPI against 1.14 GPI in China, a difference of 0.01 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1974 it was China ahead.

China ranks 117th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 114th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.4629 GPI	0.3351 GPI	0.1278 GPI	China
1980s	0.3318 GPI	0.4149 GPI	0.0832 GPI	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	0.5252 GPI	0.7084 GPI	0.1833 GPI	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	0.956 GPI	0.8734 GPI	0.0826 GPI	China
2010s	1.14 GPI	1.02 GPI	0.1194 GPI	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, China or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.15 GPI against 1.14 GPI in China as of 2016.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between China and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.01 GPI, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Syrian Arab Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
How do China and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?: China ranks 117th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 114th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit: GPI
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,538 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.