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

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 16.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
16.9%
Change on year
down 5.1%
Rank
158th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.1%
in 2014
All-time low
8.6%
in 1997
Years of data
26
1991–2016

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

051015201991200320161991: 9.4 %1992: 9.2 %1993: 9.2 %1994: 8.8 %1995: 8.7 %1996: 8.6 %1997: 8.6 %1998: 9.4 %1999: 10.2 %2000: 10 %2001: 10.5 %2002: 10.7 %2003: 10.4 %2004: 11.5 %2005: 12.6 %2006: 13.4 %2007: 14 %2008: 14.9 %2009: 15.1 %2010: 15.5 %2011: 15 %2012: 15.8 %2013: 16.6 %2014: 18.1 %2015: 17.8 %2016: 16.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 16.9% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 18.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1997.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2016, putting it 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, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1991 to 2016.
Year % Change
1991 9.4%
1992 9.2% -1.8%
1993 9.2% -0.1%
1994 8.8% -4.1%
1995 8.7% -1.4%
1996 8.6% -1.0%
1997 8.6% -0.9%
1998 9.4% +10.5%
1999 10.2% +8.1%
2000 10.0% -2.3%
2001 10.5% +4.8%
2002 10.7% +1.9%
2003 10.4% -2.5%
2004 11.5% +10.5%
2005 12.6% +9.9%
2006 13.4% +6.4%
2007 14.0% +4.6%
2008 14.9% +5.9%
2009 15.1% +1.8%
2010 15.5% +2.5%
2011 15.0% -3.5%
2012 15.8% +5.4%
2013 16.6% +5.2%
2014 18.1% +8.7%
2015 17.8% -1.4%
2016 16.9% -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.1% 8.6% 10.2% 9
2000s 12.3% 10.0% 15.1% 10
2010s 16.5% 15.0% 18.1% 7

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

  1. 155 Rwanda 10.4% compare
  2. 156 Angola 10.0% compare
  3. 157 Seychelles 9.8% compare
  4. 158 Samoa 9.8% compare
  5. 159 Saint Lucia 9.7% compare
  6. 160 Gabon 9.7% compare
  7. 161 Aruba 8.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 16.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2014.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1997.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%)
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