Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 440,277 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 440,277 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 72.8% on the previous year and up 122.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 440,277 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 122,899, in 2000.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 165th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 122,899 | — |
| 2001 | 123,886 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 123,763 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 149,421 | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 162,461 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 170,381 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 175,325 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 176,944 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 187,216 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 195,974 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 197,632 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 198,634 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 200,760 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 196,103 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 197,869 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 198,437 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 183,576 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 175,904 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 245,225 | +39.4% |
| 2019 | 317,308 | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 404,309 | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 323,108 | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 247,886 | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 254,732 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 440,277 | +72.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 158,827 | 122,899 | 195,974 | 10 |
| 2010s | 211,145 | 175,904 | 317,308 | 10 |
| 2020s | 334,062 | 247,886 | 440,277 | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 440,277 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 440,277 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,899 in 2000.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 165th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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