Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)

ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 1.27 million in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.27 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
108th
of 205 groups
All-time high
1.27 million
in 2021
All-time low
919,575
in 2009
Years of data
13
2009–2021

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 2009–2021

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2009201520212009: 919.6k2010: 948.2k2011: 953.9k2012: 981.7k2013: 1.0M2014: 1.0M2015: 1.1M2016: 1.2M2017: 1.2M2018: 1.2M2019: 1.2M2020: 1.2M2021: 1.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2021, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) stood at 1.27 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) peaked at 1.27 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 919,575, in 2009.

ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 108th of 205 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number) in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 2009 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2009 919,575
2010 948,245 +3.1%
2011 953,890 +0.6%
2012 981,659 +2.9%
2013 1.02 million +3.5%
2014 1.04 million +2.5%
2015 1.07 million +2.4%
2016 1.16 million +8.4%
2017 1.19 million +3.2%
2018 1.18 million -0.7%
2019 1.20 million +1.5%
2020 1.24 million +3.4%
2021 1.27 million +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 919,575 919,575 919,575 1
2010s 1.07 million 948,245 1.20 million 10
2020s 1.26 million 1.24 million 1.27 million 2

Countries ranked near ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)

  1. 105 Togo 4,321 compare
  2. 106 Montenegro 4,269 compare
  3. 107 Mauritania 4,209 compare
  4. 108 Qatar 4,127 compare
  5. 109 Oman 3,717 compare
  6. 110 North Macedonia 3,631 compare
  7. 111 Namibia 3,599 compare

See the full ranking of 333 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) was 1.27 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2021.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
The lowest recorded value was 919,575 in 2009.
How does ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 108th out of 205 groups with data for 2021.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
333 places, 3,877 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release