School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Syria
Syria: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.15 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Syria, 1971–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Syria recorded 1.15 GPI for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in 2016. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Syria peaked at 1.15 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2571 GPI, in 1971.
That places Syria 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Syria, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2571 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.2759 GPI | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.265 GPI | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2804 GPI | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3065 GPI | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3474 GPI | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3298 GPI | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3705 GPI | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3762 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4149 GPI | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4224 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4925 GPI | +16.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4776 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5067 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5155 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5496 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5629 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5603 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5584 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6356 GPI | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6456 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6653 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7012 GPI | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7084 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7161 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8444 GPI | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8699 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8291 GPI | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.875 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8959 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8537 GPI | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8787 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9112 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8581 GPI | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9888 GPI | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9749 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9938 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPI | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPI | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3121 GPI | 0.2571 GPI | 0.3762 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5061 GPI | 0.4149 GPI | 0.5629 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6787 GPI | 0.6356 GPI | 0.7161 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8697 GPI | 0.8291 GPI | 0.9112 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 0.8581 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More education data for Syria
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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 lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,621 (2024)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Syria?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Syria was 1.15 GPI in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2571 GPI in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Syria ranks 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.