Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 65.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) recorded 65.5% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 67.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2010.
That places ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29.2% | — |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.8% | 29.2% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 65.2% | 65.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
More education data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (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, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 65.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2010.
- How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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