Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 6.15 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 6.15 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 91.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 37.38 % change on previous year in 1988 and was at its lowest, -61.18 % change on previous year, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -61.18 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 9.6 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 1973 | 11.03 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 27 % change on previous year | +144.8% |
| 1975 | -4.56 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
| 1976 | 25.85 % change on previous year | -667.5% |
| 1977 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 1978 | -0.6781 % change on previous year | -85.1% |
| 1979 | 6.34 % change on previous year | -1035.2% |
| 1980 | 8.61 % change on previous year | +35.7% |
| 1981 | 10.26 % change on previous year | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 9.53 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 6.07 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 1984 | 6.71 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 10.22 % change on previous year | +52.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7604 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 1987 | 4.63 % change on previous year | +508.3% |
| 1988 | 37.38 % change on previous year | +708.0% |
| 1989 | -22.85 % change on previous year | -161.1% |
| 1990 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -119.2% |
| 1991 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 1992 | 12.13 % change on previous year | +937.5% |
| 1993 | 6.23 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 1994 | 11.89 % change on previous year | +90.8% |
| 1995 | 6.68 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1996 | 11.11 % change on previous year | +66.2% |
| 1997 | 9.87 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 8.53 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 10.65 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -60.1% |
| 2001 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +57.3% |
| 2002 | 5.38 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 8.86 % change on previous year | +108.4% |
| 2005 | 6.75 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 2006 | 6.01 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 8.33 % change on previous year | +38.6% |
| 2008 | 9.12 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 2010 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +106.6% |
| 2011 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -74.7% |
| 2012 | 6.17 % change on previous year | +265.2% |
| 2013 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -42.0% |
| 2014 | 5.68 % change on previous year | +58.6% |
| 2015 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 2016 | -1.56 % change on previous year | -136.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0786 % change on previous year | -105.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2211 % change on previous year | +181.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0158 % change on previous year | -92.9% |
| 2020 | 1.82 % change on previous year | +11419.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2315 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 2022 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +1295.1% |
| 2023 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.15 % change on previous year | +91.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +11419.0% | 0.0158 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +1295.1% | 0.2315 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +1035.2% | -0.6781 % change on previous year | 6.34 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +937.5% | 1.17 % change on previous year | 12.13 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | +708.0% | 4.63 % change on previous year | 37.38 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9849 % change on previous year | -61.18 % change on previous year | 27 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.13 % change on previous year | -22.85 % change on previous year | 37.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.26 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 12.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.29 % change on previous year | 3.24 % change on previous year | 9.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 % change on previous year | -1.56 % change on previous year | 6.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 % change on previous year | 0.2315 % change on previous year | 6.15 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 29 Jordan 10.97 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Malta 10.95 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Belize 10.18 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Ukraine 9.64 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Ethiopia 9.64 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Côte d'Ivoire 9.57 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Nepal 9.25 % change on previous year compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.92 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 6.15 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 37.38 % change on previous year in 1988.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -61.18 % change on previous year in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.