Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 320,075 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 320,075 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.2% on the previous year and up 202.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 320,075 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92,336, in 2012.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 174th out of 205 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 92,336 | — |
| 2013 | 100,606 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 105,909 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 114,407 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 120,062 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 112,570 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 117,150 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 125,121 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 135,891 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 145,709 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 171,844 | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 213,137 | +24.0% |
| 2024 | 320,075 | +50.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 111,020 | 92,336 | 125,121 | 8 |
| 2020s | 197,331 | 135,891 | 320,075 | 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 7 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 320,075 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 320,075 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,336 in 2012.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 174th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.2%. 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 7 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release