Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 1.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 1.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 57th 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.6% | — |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 54 Saint Lucia 5.8% compare
- 55 Kazakhstan 5.8% compare
- 56 Samoa 5.7% compare
- 57 Macau, China 5.7% compare
- 58 Austria 5.7% compare
- 59 Oman 5.6% compare
- 60 Grenada 5.5% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 1.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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