Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Western Asia

Tertiary education enrollment in Western Asia in 2023 — 82.3%. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 72.5 pp.

2023 82.3% −8.9 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 91.1%2022
Period minimum 9.8%1981

Trend over time

1981–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Western Asia, 1981–202302550751001981198619911996200120062011201620211981: 9.8%1986: 11.8%1992: 13.9%1999: 20.2%2002: 22.6%2003: 26.2%2004: 25.3%2005: 26.6%2006: 29.7%2007: 30.8%2008: 31.5%2009: 34%2010: 38.6%2011: 40.5%2012: 51.6%2013: 57.7%2014: 64.5%2015: 67.9%2016: 72.4%2017: 79.9%2018: 81.6%2019: 83.4%2020: 84.1%2021: 88%2022: 91.1%2023: 82.3%
Change over the period: +72.5 pp Annual average: 1.73 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia

Western Asia 82.3%
World 43.2%
Tertiary education enrollment — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 82.3 −8.9 pp
2022 91.1 +3.1 pp
2021 88 +3.9 pp
2020 84.1 +0.7 pp
2019 83.4 +1.8 pp
2018 81.6 +1.7 pp
2017 79.9 +7.5 pp
2016 72.4 +4.4 pp
2015 67.9 +3.4 pp
2014 64.5 +6.8 pp
2013 57.7 +6.1 pp
2012 51.6 +11.1 pp
2011 40.5 +1.9 pp
2010 38.6 +4.6 pp
2009 34 +2.5 pp
2008 31.5 +0.6 pp
2007 30.8 +1.2 pp
2006 29.7 +3 pp
2005 26.6 +1.3 pp
2004 25.3 −0.8 pp
2003 26.2 +3.6 pp
2002 22.6
1999 20.2
1992 13.9
1986 11.8
1981 9.8

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.