Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
6.11 million number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
824,151 number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th
Saudi Arabia rank
32nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 6.11 million number against 824,151 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 5.28 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 318,175 number 4,495 number 313,680 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 677,881 number 29,683 number 648,198 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 1.59 million number 114,031 number 1.47 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 3.71 million number 324,735 number 3.39 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 5.86 million number 694,485 number 5.16 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Saudi Arabia?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 6.11 million number against 824,151 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
5.28 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
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

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