Egypt vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female

Egypt
21,145 number
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
144,712 number
in 2019
Egypt rank
18th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
21st

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female over time

  • Egypt
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
050.0k100.0k150.0k199820082019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 144,712 number against 21,145 number in Egypt, a difference of 123,567 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 6.8 times Egypt's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st of 131 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 8,295 number 45,819 number 37,524 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 18,030 number 93,931 number 75,901 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female, Egypt or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 144,712 number against 21,145 number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female between Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
123,567 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Egypt ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 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, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,886 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.