Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 1.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.28 million
Change on year
up 12.5%
Rank
107th
of 205 groups
All-time high
1.28 million
in 2024
All-time low
844,975
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2012–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2012201820242012: 845.0k2013: 880.3k2014: 893.3k2015: 938.4k2016: 1.0M2017: 1.1M2018: 1.1M2019: 1.1M2020: 1.1M2021: 1.2M2022: 1.2M2023: 1.1M2024: 1.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 1.28 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 1.28 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 844,975, in 2012.

That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 107th out of 205 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 844,975
2013 880,290 +4.2%
2014 893,329 +1.5%
2015 938,365 +5.0%
2016 1.02 million +8.9%
2017 1.06 million +4.0%
2018 1.05 million -0.7%
2019 1.08 million +2.3%
2020 1.13 million +4.9%
2021 1.18 million +4.7%
2022 1.17 million -1.5%
2023 1.14 million -2.4%
2024 1.28 million +12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 971,874 844,975 1.08 million 8
2020s 1.18 million 1.13 million 1.28 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 104 Bahrain 4,950 compare
  2. 105 Togo 4,321 compare
  3. 106 Montenegro 4,269 compare
  4. 107 Mauritania 4,209 compare
  5. 108 Qatar 4,127 compare
  6. 109 Oman 3,717 compare
  7. 110 North Macedonia 3,631 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 1.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 844,975 in 2012.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 107th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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