Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 1.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.49 million
Change on year
up 35.4%
Rank
110th
of 218 groups
All-time high
1.49 million
in 2024
All-time low
501,226
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2000–2024

600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M2000201220242000: 501.2k2001: 530.6k2002: 555.3k2003: 612.1k2004: 657.6k2005: 655.9k2006: 686.0k2007: 692.8k2008: 717.7k2009: 731.5k2010: 739.1k2011: 739.0k2012: 768.4k2013: 839.9k2014: 864.2k2015: 868.9k2016: 888.7k2017: 929.5k2018: 1.0M2019: 1.1M2020: 1.2M2021: 1.2M2022: 939.3k2023: 1.1M2024: 1.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 1.49 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 35.4% on the previous year and up 72.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 1.49 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 501,226, in 2000.

That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 110th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 634,071 501,226 731,456 10
2010s 880,012 738,984 1.14 million 10
2020s 1.19 million 939,303 1.49 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

  1. 107 Bahrain 3,944 compare
  2. 108 Barbados 3,904 compare
  3. 109 Central African Republic 3,390 compare
  4. 110 Eritrea 3,295 compare
  5. 111 Cyprus 2,825 compare
  6. 112 Switzerland 2,820 compare
  7. 113 Mongolia 2,620 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 1.49 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The highest recorded value was 1.49 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The lowest recorded value was 501,226 in 2000.
How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 110th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
367 places, 7,760 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release