Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 38.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 38.2% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 38.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 105th 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, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.9% | — |
| 1971 | 5.9% | -24.9% |
| 1972 | 6.2% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 6.7% | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 7.3% | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 9.9% | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 11.0% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 11.5% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 11.9% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 12.4% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 12.6% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 12.5% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 11.4% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 5.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 11.4% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 20.6% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 26.1% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 36.1% | 38.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 38.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release