Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 2.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Western Asia, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 2.0% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 2.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1999.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 48th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7% | — |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 45 Vanuatu 6.8% compare
- 46 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.6% compare
- 47 Bulgaria 6.6% compare
- 48 Barbados 6.6% compare
- 49 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 6.5% compare
- 50 Belarus 6.3% compare
- 51 Palestine, State of 6.3% compare
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Western Asia?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in MDG: Western Asia was 2.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release