Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 15.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
15.3%
Change on year
down 4.4%
Rank
160th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.0%
in 2015
All-time low
6.0%
in 1997
Years of data
26
1991–2016

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1991–2016

0510151991200320161991: 6.5 %1992: 6.4 %1993: 6.5 %1994: 6.2 %1995: 6.1 %1996: 6 %1997: 6 %1998: 6.2 %1999: 6.6 %2000: 6.8 %2001: 7.4 %2002: 7.9 %2003: 7.7 %2004: 8.7 %2005: 9.9 %2006: 11.2 %2007: 11.3 %2008: 12 %2009: 12.5 %2010: 12.8 %2011: 12.6 %2012: 13.7 %2013: 14.7 %2014: 15.9 %2015: 16 %2016: 15.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 15.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 16.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1997.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 160th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1991 to 2016.
Year % Change
1991 6.5%
1992 6.4% -0.6%
1993 6.5% +1.5%
1994 6.2% -4.7%
1995 6.1% -1.9%
1996 6.0% -1.0%
1997 6.0% -1.0%
1998 6.2% +4.2%
1999 6.6% +6.1%
2000 6.8% +2.9%
2001 7.4% +8.4%
2002 7.9% +6.5%
2003 7.7% -2.4%
2004 8.7% +12.9%
2005 9.9% +13.9%
2006 11.2% +13.0%
2007 11.3% +1.6%
2008 12.0% +5.7%
2009 12.5% +4.5%
2010 12.8% +2.5%
2011 12.6% -1.5%
2012 13.7% +8.7%
2013 14.7% +6.8%
2014 15.9% +8.7%
2015 16.0% +0.1%
2016 15.3% -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.3% 6.0% 6.6% 9
2000s 9.5% 6.8% 12.5% 10
2010s 14.4% 12.6% 16.0% 7

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 157 Zimbabwe 8.7% compare
  2. 158 Burkina Faso 8.5% compare
  3. 159 Rwanda 8.4% compare
  4. 160 Congo 8.3% compare
  5. 161 Liberia 8.2% compare
  6. 162 Nigeria 8.0% compare
  7. 163 Benin 7.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 15.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1997.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,235 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release