What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Netherlands and Syria?

121,586 number, with Syria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Syria?

40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Syria: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Netherlands

833,712 number

in 2018

Syria

955,298 number

in 2013

Netherlands rank

55th

Syria rank

53rd

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

Netherlands
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 955,298 number against 833,712 number in Netherlands, a difference of 121,586 number.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 55th and Syria ranks 53rd of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	649,760 number	317,847 number	331,914 number	Netherlands
1980s	771,085 number	472,990 number	298,095 number	Netherlands
1990s	750,836 number	525,637 number	225,199 number	Netherlands
2000s	731,112 number	1.04 million number	305,746 number	Syria
2010s	796,998 number	1.46 million number	666,252 number	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Netherlands or Syria?: Syria, at 955,298 number against 833,712 number in Netherlands as of 2013.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Netherlands and Syria?: 121,586 number, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Syria?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Netherlands and Syria rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?: Netherlands ranks 55th and Syria ranks 53rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.