Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Australia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 5.97 million number against 948,506 number in Australia as of 2019.

What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

5.02 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Australia

948,506 number

in 2018

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

5.97 million number

in 2019

Australia rank

27th

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank

30th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

Australia
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 5.97 million number against 948,506 number in Australia, a difference of 5.02 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 6.3 times Australia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 30th of 187 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	101,953 number	295,650 number	193,697 number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s	178,858 number	713,135 number	534,277 number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s	408,777 number	1.34 million number	926,320 number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	1.04 million number	5.99 million number	4.95 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Australia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 5.97 million number against 948,506 number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 5.02 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Australia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?: Australia ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 30th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.