Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 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 (number) was 5.33 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 5.33 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 (number) 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.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 159th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (number) 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 (number) 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 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.67 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 5.33 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 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 (number) 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 (number)?
- 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 (number) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.