Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 408,298 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 408,298. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.6% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 408,298 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 286,347, in 2022.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 164th out of 205 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 295,702 | — |
| 2013 | 316,930 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 326,592 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 348,174 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 374,393 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 372,260 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 371,611 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 348,466 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 350,914 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 322,680 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 286,347 | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 288,425 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 408,298 | +41.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 344,266 | 295,702 | 374,393 | 8 |
| 2020s | 331,333 | 286,347 | 408,298 | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 408,298 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 408,298 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 286,347 in 2022.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 164th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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