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Tertiary education enrollment — Syria

Tertiary education enrollment in Syria in 2016 — 43.8%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 136. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 36.3 pp.

2016 43.8% −4.1 pp vs 2015
World rank 79of 136
Period maximum 47.8%2015
Period minimum 7.4%1971

Trend over time

1971–2016 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Syria, 1971–2016020406019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 7.4%1972: 9.1%1973: 8.8%1974: 9.3%1975: 10.1%1976: 10.6%1977: 12.5%1978: 13.6%1979: 14.9%1980: 14.3%1981: 16.7%1982: 16.7%1983: 16.4%1984: 16.4%1985: 17.1%1986: 17.2%1987: 16.8%1988: 18.1%1989: 17.2%1990: 17.4%1991: 17.3%1992: 16.5%1993: 16.5%1994: 15.1%1995: 14.6%2002: 12.6%2003: 13.2%2004: 15.2%2005: 18.3%2006: 20.8%2007: 21.3%2008: 21.8%2009: 22.9%2010: 24.7%2011: 24.5%2012: 28.8%2013: 31.4%2014: 44.5%2015: 47.8%2016: 43.8%
Change over the period: +36.3 pp Annual average: 0.81 pp

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria 43.8%
World 37.1%
Middle East & North Africa 27.1%
Western Asia computed 72.4%
Tertiary education enrollment — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 43.8 −4.1 pp
2015 47.8 +3.4 pp
2014 44.5 +13 pp
2013 31.4 +2.6 pp
2012 28.8 +4.3 pp
2011 24.5 −0.2 pp
2010 24.7 +1.8 pp
2009 22.9 +1.1 pp
2008 21.8 +0.5 pp
2007 21.3 +0.5 pp
2006 20.8 +2.6 pp
2005 18.3 +3.1 pp
2004 15.2 +2 pp
2003 13.2 +0.6 pp
2002 12.6 —
1995 14.6 −0.6 pp
1994 15.1 −1.4 pp
1993 16.5 +0 pp
1992 16.5 −0.8 pp
1991 17.3 −0.1 pp
1990 17.4 +0.2 pp
1989 17.2 −0.9 pp
1988 18.1 +1.3 pp
1987 16.8 −0.4 pp
1986 17.2 +0.1 pp
1985 17.1 +0.7 pp
1984 16.4 −0 pp
1983 16.4 −0.3 pp
1982 16.7 −0 pp
1981 16.7 +2.5 pp
1980 14.3 −0.6 pp
1979 14.9 +1.2 pp
1978 13.6 +1.1 pp
1977 12.5 +1.9 pp
1976 10.6 +0.5 pp
1975 10.1 +0.8 pp
1974 9.3 +0.5 pp
1973 8.8 −0.3 pp
1972 9.1 +1.6 pp
1971 7.4 —

Western Asia, 2016

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TR Türkiye 103.7 CY Cyprus 68.4 SA Saudi Arabia 64 IL Israel 61.4 KW Kuwait 59.2 GE Georgia 58.2 AM Armenia 54.3 OM Oman 46.8 BH Bahrain 46.8 PS Palestine 45.4 SY Syria 43.8 LB Lebanon 42.5 JO Jordan 34.1 AZ Azerbaijan 27.2 QA Qatar 14.8
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About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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