Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in Syria
Syria: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 645,958 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
645,958 number
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
33rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
731,896 number
in 2014
All-time low
515,161 number
in 2011
Years of data
6
2011–2016
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in Syria, 2011–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in Syria is 645,958 number, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Syria ranks 33rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in Syria, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 515,161 number | — |
| 2012 | 595,220 number | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 603,874 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 731,896 number | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 716,376 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 645,958 number | -9.8% |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 30 South Africa 729,513 number compare
- 31 Malaysia 680,068 number compare
- 32 Greece 659,535 number
- 34 Ecuador 567,854 number compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 542,458 number
- 36 Dominican Republic 520,817 number compare
More education data for Syria
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,893 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,728 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in Syria?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in Syria was 645,958 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 731,896 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 515,161 number in 2011.
- How does Syria rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- Syria ranks 33rd out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.