Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 9.09 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
9.09 million
Change on year
up 6.0%
Rank
95th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.09 million
in 2024
All-time low
323,149
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024

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Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 9.09 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 9.09 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 323,149, in 1971.

That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 95th 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, female (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 439,693
1971 323,149 -26.5%
1972 348,231 +7.8%
1973 378,950 +8.8%
1974 409,994 +8.2%
1975 450,393 +9.9%
1976 501,141 +11.3%
1977 534,096 +6.6%
1978 525,650 -1.6%
1979 566,083 +7.7%
1980 618,045 +9.2%
1981 685,241 +10.9%
1982 749,121 +9.3%
1983 800,106 +6.8%
1984 856,916 +7.1%
1985 906,548 +5.8%
1986 954,715 +5.3%
1987 998,548 +4.6%
1988 1.45 million +45.5%
1989 1.12 million -22.7%
1990 1.20 million +6.5%
1991 1.23 million +2.6%
1992 1.33 million +8.8%
1993 1.48 million +10.9%
1994 1.65 million +11.7%
1995 1.81 million +9.4%
1996 2.01 million +11.3%
1997 2.22 million +10.4%
1998 2.48 million +11.6%
1999 2.80 million +13.0%
2000 2.98 million +6.5%
2001 3.26 million +9.3%
2002 3.51 million +7.6%
2003 3.75 million +7.1%
2004 4.11 million +9.5%
2005 4.45 million +8.2%
2006 4.83 million +8.4%
2007 5.17 million +7.1%
2008 5.84 million +13.1%
2009 5.95 million +1.8%
2010 6.29 million +5.7%
2011 6.41 million +1.9%
2012 6.79 million +6.0%
2013 7.00 million +3.0%
2014 7.34 million +4.9%
2015 7.64 million +4.1%
2016 7.64 million -0.0%
2017 7.64 million -0.0%
2018 7.79 million +2.0%
2019 7.86 million +0.8%
2020 8.00 million +1.9%
2021 8.02 million +0.2%
2022 8.36 million +4.2%
2023 8.58 million +2.6%
2024 9.09 million +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 447,738 323,149 566,083 10
1980s 914,510 618,045 1.45 million 10
1990s 1.82 million 1.20 million 2.80 million 10
2000s 4.39 million 2.98 million 5.95 million 10
2010s 7.24 million 6.29 million 7.86 million 10
2020s 8.41 million 8.00 million 9.09 million 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

  1. 92 Afghanistan 115,568 compare
  2. 93 Tanzania, United Republic of 113,627 compare
  3. 94 Bulgaria 111,893 compare
  4. 95 Nicaragua 110,644 compare
  5. 96 El Salvador 110,128 compare
  6. 97 Georgia 100,987 compare
  7. 98 Singapore 98,241 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 9.09 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 9.09 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 323,149 in 1971.
How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled
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Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 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.