Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Western Asia, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 1.8% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 1.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2012.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 51st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.9% | — |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 48 Oman 6.1% compare
- 49 North Macedonia 6.0% compare
- 50 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.9% compare
- 51 Qatar 5.8% compare
- 52 Macau, China 5.8% compare
- 53 Estonia 5.6% compare
- 54 Latvia 5.6% compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Western Asia?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in SDG: Western Asia 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 SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release