Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 826,638 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 826,638 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.2% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 826,638 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 361,699, in 2000.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 137th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 361,699 | — |
| 2001 | 374,771 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 389,238 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 430,309 | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 449,386 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 435,529 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 441,740 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 417,427 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 420,654 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 412,895 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 415,456 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 425,465 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 425,554 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 447,141 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 456,736 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 470,869 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 471,153 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 466,487 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 563,249 | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 612,806 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 682,629 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 580,489 | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 555,748 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 615,972 | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 826,638 | +34.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 413,365 | 361,699 | 449,386 | 10 |
| 2010s | 475,492 | 415,456 | 612,806 | 10 |
| 2020s | 652,295 | 555,748 | 826,638 | 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 826,638 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 826,638 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 361,699 in 2000.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 137th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release