Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes was 1.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 1.84 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 1.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million, in 2012.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 181st 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 UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.37 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.50 million | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 1.64 million | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 1.70 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.79 million | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.77 million | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.72 million | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.69 million | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.62 million | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.55 million | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.76 million | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 1.65 million | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 1.84 million | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.65 million | 1.37 million | 1.79 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.69 million | 1.55 million | 1.84 million | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 226,544 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 1.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 181st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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