Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes was 5.33 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 5.33 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 5.33 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 314,466, in 1971.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 458,830 | — |
| 1971 | 314,466 | -31.5% |
| 1972 | 346,875 | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 396,720 | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 450,122 | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 514,207 | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 601,172 | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 699,380 | +16.3% |
| 1978 | 752,139 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 784,882 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 836,395 | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 895,962 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 960,734 | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 1.02 million | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 1.07 million | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 1.04 million | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.11 million | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.10 million | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 million | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 998,760 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 912,905 | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 1.07 million | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 1.24 million | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 1.40 million | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 1.58 million | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 1.79 million | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 2.02 million | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 2.34 million | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 2.63 million | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 2.69 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.80 million | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.99 million | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 2.89 million | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.13 million | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 3.26 million | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.34 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.49 million | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 3.56 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 3.68 million | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3.74 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.35 million | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 3.46 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.64 million | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 3.70 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.02 million | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 3.92 million | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.00 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.38 million | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 4.41 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.78 million | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 4.77 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.78 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.99 million | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 5.33 million | +6.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -31.5% | 458,830 | 314,466 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 531,879 | 314,466 | 784,882 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million | 836,395 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.60 million | 912,905 | 2.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.18 million | 2.69 million | 3.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 million | 3.35 million | 4.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.93 million | 4.77 million | 5.33 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 5.33 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 314,466 in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release