Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 266,443 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 266,443, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 266,443 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95,203, in 2000.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 81st out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 129,125 | 95,203 | 164,221 | 10 |
| 2010s | 205,048 | 168,424 | 237,256 | 10 |
| 2020s | 245,101 | 233,108 | 266,443 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 78 Azerbaijan 3,170 compare
- 79 Singapore 3,159 compare
- 80 Georgia 3,023 compare
- 81 Kyrgyzstan 2,988 compare
- 82 Costa Rica 2,805 compare
- 83 Myanmar 2,785 compare
- 84 Madagascar 2,783 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 266,443 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 266,443 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,203 in 2000.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 81st out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release