Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 9.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1992–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 9.4%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 10.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1997.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.2% | — |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,344 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 442,505 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 9.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1997.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release