What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Greece and Syrian Arab Republic?

57,103 number, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Syrian Arab Republic?

36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

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

Greece vs Syrian Arab Republic: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Greece

393,095 number

in 2018

Syrian Arab Republic

335,992 number

in 2016

Greece rank

40th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

42nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

Greece
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Greece currently reports 393,095 number against 335,992 number in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 57,103 number.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 40th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 42nd of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	67,635 number	55,687 number	11,948 number	Greece
1980s	83,938 number	109,759 number	25,822 number	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	140,980 number	131,097 number	9,883 number	Greece
2000s	292,915 number	182,835 number	110,080 number	Greece
2010s	340,889 number	336,107 number	4,782 number	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Greece or Syrian Arab Republic?: Greece, at 393,095 number against 335,992 number in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Greece and Syrian Arab Republic?: 57,103 number, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Syrian Arab Republic?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Greece and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?: Greece ranks 40th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.