Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 1.7% 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 1.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 59th 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7% | — |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 1.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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