Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 35.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 35.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 35.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.7% | — |
| 1971 | 7.9% | -25.8% |
| 1972 | 8.3% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 9.7% | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 10.7% | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 11.9% | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 13.2% | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 14.8% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 15.3% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 15.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 15.7% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 15.1% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 15.3% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 14.5% | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 14.2% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 35.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.9% | 7.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 13.2% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 22.4% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 25.4% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 33.7% | 35.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 35.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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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February 2026 Data Release