Syria currently does not have an official national qualification framework, and in the absence of such framework, the below credential comparison table is being presented as a guide of how Syrian qualifications would be referenced to the EQF, and to their European comparable programmes of studies, based on current practices by recognition centres.
| Credential | Entry requirement | Length of study | Comparable level (EQF) |
| General Secondary Certificate | Completion of Grade 9 | 3 years | Comparable to Level 4 |
| Professional Secondary Certificate | Completion of Grade 9 | 3 years | Comparable to Level 4 |
| Associate Degree | Secondary Certificate | 2 years | Comparable to Level 5 |
| Bachelor’s degree/ Licence | General Secondary Certificate/Associate Degree | 4 years | Comparable to Level 6 |
| Master’s Degree | Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma of higher Studies | 2 years | Comparable to Level 7 |
| Doctoral Degree | Master’s Degree | 3 years (minimum) | Comparable to Level 8 |