Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 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 (number), gaps in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019972024

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 4.48 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure 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 (number), gaps 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 (number), gaps in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 134 North Macedonia 24,716 compare
  2. 135 Fiji 24,449 compare
  3. 136 Cyprus 24,288 compare
  4. 137 Laos 23,391 compare
  5. 138 Bahrain 22,981 compare
  6. 139 Botswana 20,213 compare
  7. 140 Estonia 17,785 compare

See the full ranking of 416 places →

More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 4.48 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 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 (number), gaps 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 (number), gaps?
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 (number), gaps 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508). Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-male-number-gaps-filled/escwa-arab-middle-income-countries-mics-unsdcode-98508/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-male-number-gaps-filled/escwa-arab-middle-income-countries-mics-unsdcode-98508/">Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) with 661 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,882 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) with 661 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.