Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Arab World

WB: Arab World: 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 WB: Arab World, 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 WB: Arab World stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of 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 WB: Arab World peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.

That places WB: Arab World 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 WB: Arab World, year by year

Annual values for Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in WB: Arab World, 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Arab World?
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Arab World 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 WB: Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
How does WB: Arab World rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
WB: Arab World ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Arab World 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