Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 68.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 68.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 69.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2010.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 42nd 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 UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29.2% | — |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.7% | 29.2% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 66.8% | 68.0% | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 68.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 42nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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