Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 133,459 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
133,459 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
78th
of 187 countries
All-time high
134,029 number
in 2018
All-time low
17,884 number
in 1996
Years of data
24
1996–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Palestine, State of, 1996–2019

25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1996200720191996: 17.9k number1997: 22.0k number1998: 25.2k number1999: 30.2k number2000: 33.1k number2001: 38.2k number2002: 42.6k number2003: 51.7k number2004: 60.3k number2005: 68.4k number2006: 79.1k number2007: 91.0k number2008: 97.5k number2009: 101.5k number2010: 110.6k number2011: 122.0k number2012: 125.3k number2013: 125.9k number2014: 128.2k number2015: 133.1k number2016: 131.7k number2017: 132.9k number2018: 134.0k number2019: 133.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Palestine, State of stood at 133,459 number.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 134,029 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17,884 number, in 1996.

Palestine, State of ranks 78th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in Palestine, State of, 1996 to 2019.
Year number Change
1996 17,884 number
1997 22,030 number +23.2%
1998 25,232 number +14.5%
1999 30,201 number +19.7%
2000 33,123 number +9.7%
2001 38,194 number +15.3%
2002 42,612 number +11.6%
2003 51,747 number +21.4%
2004 60,337 number +16.6%
2005 68,359 number +13.3%
2006 79,107 number +15.7%
2007 91,020 number +15.1%
2008 97,541 number +7.2%
2009 101,550 number +4.1%
2010 110,623 number +8.9%
2011 121,998 number +10.3%
2012 125,320 number +2.7%
2013 125,934 number +0.5%
2014 128,153 number +1.8%
2015 133,144 number +3.9%
2016 131,661 number -1.1%
2017 132,933 number +1.0%
2018 134,029 number +0.8%
2019 133,459 number -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,837 number 17,884 number 30,201 number 4
2000s 66,359 number 33,123 number 101,550 number 10
2010s 127,725 number 110,623 number 134,029 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 75 Honduras 151,819 number compare
  2. 76 Serbia 141,679 number compare
  3. 77 Lebanon 135,225 number compare
  4. 79 Paraguay 130,070 number compare
  5. 80 Bulgaria 126,871 number compare
  6. 81 Puerto Rico 126,571 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Palestine, State of?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in Palestine, State of was 133,459 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 134,029 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 17,884 number in 1996.
How does Palestine, State of rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Palestine, State of ranks 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
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The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.