Tertiary education, academic staff in Syria
Syria: Tertiary education, academic staff was 36.7% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Tertiary education, academic staff in Syria, 1971–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2015, tertiary education, academic staff in Syria stood at 36.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Syria peaked at 36.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1971.
That places Syria 115th out of 170 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Syria, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.0% | — |
| 1972 | 8.7% | +46.0% |
| 1976 | 8.3% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +289.5% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 6.0% | 8.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 32.4% | 36.7% | 5 |
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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 tertiary education, academic staff in Syria?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Syria was 36.7% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1971.
- How does Syria rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Syria ranks 115th out of 170 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.