Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 10.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1991–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 10.9%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 11.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1997.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 180th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.0% | — |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.3% | 11.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 10.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1997.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release