Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.17 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries is 1.17 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 1.48 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.16 GPIA, in 2021.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.48 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 1.45 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.35 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.33 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.32 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.29 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.24 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.25 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.21 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.17 GPIA | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.48 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 126,525 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 1.17 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2021.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release