Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 39.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 39.8%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 39.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.6% | — |
| 1971 | 5.2% | -55.8% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 6.0% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 6.5% | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 7.0% | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 7.4% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 7.2% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 7.4% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 7.9% | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 8.4% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 9.6% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 13.8% | +34.1% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | -24.2% |
| 1990 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 12.0% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 15.6% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | +4.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -55.8% | 11.6% | 5.2% |
| 1988 | +34.1% | 10.3% | 13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 5.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 10.5% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 17.7% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 28.4% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 37.0% | 39.8% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 39.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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