Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.08 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
111th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.3086 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 1.08 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3086 GPIA, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 111th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3086 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.6143 GPIA | +99.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6037 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6002 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6008 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6014 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6059 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5965 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5817 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6038 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6133 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6216 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6274 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6371 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6428 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6609 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6461 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6457 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7194 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7237 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7561 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7862 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7917 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8107 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8404 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8474 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.854 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8579 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8797 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8981 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9225 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9401 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.966 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9957 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5717 GPIA | 0.3086 GPIA | 0.6143 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6538 GPIA | 0.6133 GPIA | 0.7237 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8322 GPIA | 0.7561 GPIA | 0.8981 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9225 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 108 Kazakhstan 1.17 GPIA compare
- 109 Netherlands 1.16 GPIA compare
- 110 Georgia 1.16 GPIA compare
- 111 Mexico 1.16 GPIA compare
- 112 Vietnam 1.16 GPIA compare
- 113 Luxembourg 1.16 GPIA compare
- 114 Colombia 1.15 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3086 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 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