Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes was 1.03 million in 2016. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1991–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 1.03 million, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 1.03 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 237,232, in 1991.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 237,232 | — |
| 1992 | 239,056 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 242,891 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 246,509 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 249,591 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 253,783 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 257,949 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 305,835 | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 366,057 | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 385,448 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 445,769 | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 493,292 | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 482,720 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 544,625 | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 600,022 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 660,095 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 698,898 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 770,121 | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 817,828 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 841,517 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 845,007 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 881,479 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 980,836 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 981,878 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 266,545 | 237,232 | 366,057 | 9 |
| 2000s | 589,882 | 385,448 | 817,828 | 10 |
| 2010s | 939,008 | 841,517 | 1.03 million | 7 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 5.43 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.55 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.0% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.29 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 391,501 (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.0% (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.91 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 1.03 million in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,232 in 1991.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 204th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release