Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.13 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.13 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.13 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.4636 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024

00.250.50.7511.2197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 1.13 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4636 GPIA, in 1970.

That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970 to 2024.
Year GPIA Change
1970 0.4636 GPIA
1971 0.4804 GPIA +3.6%
1972 0.4754 GPIA -1.0%
1973 0.4825 GPIA +1.5%
1974 0.4929 GPIA +2.1%
1975 0.503 GPIA +2.1%
1976 0.5116 GPIA +1.7%
1977 0.4901 GPIA -4.2%
1978 0.4928 GPIA +0.5%
1979 0.5215 GPIA +5.8%
1980 0.5317 GPIA +2.0%
1981 0.5452 GPIA +2.5%
1982 0.5465 GPIA +0.2%
1983 0.5599 GPIA +2.5%
1984 0.5629 GPIA +0.5%
1985 0.5825 GPIA +3.5%
1986 0.5597 GPIA -3.9%
1987 0.5602 GPIA +0.1%
1988 0.6235 GPIA +11.3%
1989 0.653 GPIA +4.7%
1990 0.6809 GPIA +4.3%
1991 0.7186 GPIA +5.5%
1992 0.7298 GPIA +1.5%
1993 0.7362 GPIA +0.9%
1994 0.7409 GPIA +0.6%
1995 0.7487 GPIA +1.1%
1996 0.76 GPIA +1.5%
1997 0.7738 GPIA +1.8%
1998 0.7962 GPIA +2.9%
1999 0.8152 GPIA +2.4%
2000 0.8347 GPIA +2.4%
2001 0.8597 GPIA +3.0%
2002 0.8856 GPIA +3.0%
2003 0.9253 GPIA +4.5%
2004 0.9019 GPIA -2.5%
2005 0.9376 GPIA +4.0%
2006 0.9729 GPIA +3.8%
2007 0.9388 GPIA -3.5%
2008 1.04 GPIA +10.9%
2009 1.03 GPIA -1.0%
2010 1.04 GPIA +1.2%
2011 1.06 GPIA +1.3%
2012 1.05 GPIA -0.3%
2013 1.05 GPIA +0.1%
2014 1.06 GPIA +0.3%
2015 1.07 GPIA +1.6%
2016 1.11 GPIA +3.5%
2017 1.1 GPIA -0.7%
2018 1.13 GPIA +1.9%
2019 1.13 GPIA +0.2%
2020 1.1 GPIA -2.0%
2021 1.12 GPIA +1.0%
2022 1.13 GPIA +1.6%
2023 1.12 GPIA -1.3%
2024 1.13 GPIA +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4914 GPIA 0.4636 GPIA 0.5215 GPIA 10
1980s 0.5725 GPIA 0.5317 GPIA 0.653 GPIA 10
1990s 0.75 GPIA 0.6809 GPIA 0.8152 GPIA 10
2000s 0.9328 GPIA 0.8347 GPIA 1.04 GPIA 10
2010s 1.08 GPIA 1.04 GPIA 1.13 GPIA 10
2020s 1.12 GPIA 1.1 GPIA 1.13 GPIA 5

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

  1. 75 Armenia 1.28 GPIA compare
  2. 76 Kyrgyzstan 1.28 GPIA compare
  3. 77 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.27 GPIA compare
  4. 78 Belgium 1.27 GPIA compare
  5. 79 Canada 1.27 GPIA compare
  6. 80 Suriname 1.27 GPIA compare
  7. 81 Marshall Islands 1.27 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 410 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 1.13 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2022.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4636 GPIA in 1970.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,225 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release