Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.2%
Change on year
up 5.9%
Rank
92nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.2%
in 2023
All-time low
0.4%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1997–2023

0.40.60.811.21997201020231997: 0.405 %1998: 0.389 %1999: 0.375 %2000: 0.373 %2001: 0.377 %2002: 0.396 %2003: 0.409 %2004: 0.399 %2005: 0.399 %2006: 0.408 %2007: 0.411 %2008: 0.429 %2009: 0.457 %2010: 0.472 %2011: 0.505 %2012: 0.52 %2013: 0.543 %2014: 0.613 %2015: 0.667 %2016: 0.738 %2017: 0.762 %2018: 0.819 %2019: 0.879 %2020: 0.96 %2021: 1 %2022: 1.1 %2023: 1.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 1.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 115.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.

That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 92nd 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1997 to 2023.
Year % Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.4% -4.1%
1999 0.4% -3.5%
2000 0.4% -0.7%
2001 0.4% +1.2%
2002 0.4% +5.1%
2003 0.4% +3.2%
2004 0.4% -2.3%
2005 0.4% -0.1%
2006 0.4% +2.4%
2007 0.4% +0.6%
2008 0.4% +4.4%
2009 0.5% +6.5%
2010 0.5% +3.4%
2011 0.5% +7.0%
2012 0.5% +2.9%
2013 0.5% +4.5%
2014 0.6% +12.9%
2015 0.7% +8.7%
2016 0.7% +10.7%
2017 0.8% +3.2%
2018 0.8% +7.5%
2019 0.9% +7.3%
2020 1.0% +9.2%
2021 1.0% +6.7%
2022 1.1% +7.7%
2023 1.2% +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 10
2020s 1.1% 1.0% 1.2% 4

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)

  1. 89 Fiji 3.4% compare
  2. 90 Kyrgyzstan 3.1% compare
  3. 91 Germany 3.0% compare
  4. 92 Portugal 3.0% compare
  5. 93 Italy 3.0% compare
  6. 94 Jordan 3.0% compare
  7. 95 Romania 2.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 115.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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