Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
66th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.6%
in 2023
All-time low
0.6%
in 1999
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1997–2023

00.511.51997201020231997: 0.63 %1998: 0.614 %1999: 0.603 %2000: 0.61 %2001: 0.624 %2002: 0.655 %2003: 0.671 %2004: 0.661 %2005: 0.659 %2006: 0.674 %2007: 0.675 %2008: 0.71 %2009: 0.746 %2010: 0.796 %2011: 0.853 %2012: 0.923 %2013: 0.984 %2014: 1.1 %2015: 1.2 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 1.3 %2018: 1.4 %2019: 1.5 %2020: 1.5 %2021: 1.6 %2022: 1.6 %2023: 1.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 66th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year

Annual values for Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1997 to 2023.
Year % Change
1997 0.6%
1998 0.6% -2.6%
1999 0.6% -1.7%
2000 0.6% +1.1%
2001 0.6% +2.2%
2002 0.7% +4.9%
2003 0.7% +2.6%
2004 0.7% -1.6%
2005 0.7% -0.2%
2006 0.7% +2.2%
2007 0.7% +0.2%
2008 0.7% +5.2%
2009 0.7% +5.1%
2010 0.8% +6.6%
2011 0.9% +7.2%
2012 0.9% +8.3%
2013 1.0% +6.5%
2014 1.1% +13.4%
2015 1.2% +7.6%
2016 1.3% +9.3%
2017 1.3% +1.2%
2018 1.4% +4.9%
2019 1.5% +4.3%
2020 1.5% +4.9%
2021 1.6% +3.6%
2022 1.6% +2.6%
2023 1.6% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 3
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 1.1% 0.8% 1.5% 10
2020s 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% 4

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

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  3. 65 Ireland 5.1% compare
  4. 66 Estonia 5.0% compare
  5. 67 Aruba 5.0% compare
  6. 68 Croatia 4.9% compare
  7. 69 Bahrain 4.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 1.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
430 places, 10,928 data points, 1997–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release