Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 1.95 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries is 1.95 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 1.95 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million, in 2012.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 176th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.44 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.57 million | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 1.74 million | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 1.80 million | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.90 million | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.86 million | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.82 million | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.79 million | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.73 million | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.64 million | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.87 million | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 1.75 million | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 1.95 million | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.74 million | 1.44 million | 1.90 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.79 million | 1.64 million | 1.95 million | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 1.95 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million in 2012.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 176th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release