Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 183,338 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
183,338
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
192nd
of 218 groups
All-time high
183,338
in 2016
All-time low
141,545
in 2011
Years of data
6
2011–2016

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 2011–2016

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2011201320162011: 141.5k2012: 150.7k2013: 168.8k2014: 181.8k2015: 181.7k2016: 183.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 183,338 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 192nd of 218 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 2011 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2011 141,545
2012 150,745 +6.5%
2013 168,842 +12.0%
2014 181,817 +7.7%
2015 181,680 -0.1%
2016 183,338 +0.9%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 183,338 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 183,338 in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 141,545 in 2011.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 192nd out of 218 groups with data for 2016.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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