Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male was 4.48 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.48 million
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
137th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.48 million
in 2024
All-time low
330,642
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 4.48 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 4.48 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 330,642, in 1971.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 137th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 420,308 | — |
| 1971 | 330,642 | -21.3% |
| 1972 | 358,844 | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 405,972 | +13.1% |
| 1974 | 453,165 | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 513,793 | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 583,418 | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 662,529 | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 717,323 | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 725,578 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 782,148 | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 843,173 | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 907,241 | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 941,923 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 998,441 | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 999,330 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 1.11 million | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.09 million | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.07 million | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.08 million | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.03 million | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.13 million | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 1.25 million | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 1.38 million | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 1.51 million | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 1.67 million | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 1.84 million | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 1.99 million | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 2.17 million | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 2.22 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.31 million | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.45 million | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 2.43 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.64 million | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 2.73 million | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.75 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.90 million | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.88 million | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.02 million | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 3.06 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.92 million | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 3.02 million | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.19 million | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 3.27 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.47 million | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 3.47 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.60 million | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.79 million | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.83 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.07 million | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 4.08 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.11 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.32 million | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 4.48 million | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 517,157 | 330,642 | 725,578 | 10 |
| 1980s | 981,825 | 782,148 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.50 million | 1.03 million | 2.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.63 million | 2.22 million | 3.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 million | 2.92 million | 3.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.21 million | 4.07 million | 4.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.92 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 511,384 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 4.48 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 330,642 in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release