Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 3.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 3.5%.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 4.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2011.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 22nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.1% | — |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +30.2% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.1% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 19 Tonga 15.7% compare
- 20 Hong Kong, China 15.5% compare
- 21 Republic of Moldova 14.9% compare
- 22 Bahamas 14.6% compare
- 23 Cape Verde 14.5% compare
- 24 British Virgin Islands 13.8% compare
- 25 Bhutan 12.9% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 3.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2011.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries 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, male (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release