Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male was 8.84 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
8.84 million
Change on year
up 6.0%
Rank
90th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.84 million
in 2024
All-time low
632,454
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 8.84 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 8.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 632,454, in 1971.

That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 90th 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, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.65 million
1971 632,454 -61.6%
1972 682,465 +7.9%
1973 745,066 +9.2%
1974 806,362 +8.2%
1975 886,987 +10.0%
1976 978,134 +10.3%
1977 1.04 million +6.8%
1978 1.04 million -0.0%
1979 1.09 million +4.1%
1980 1.17 million +7.5%
1981 1.28 million +9.4%
1982 1.38 million +8.3%
1983 1.46 million +5.2%
1984 1.54 million +6.1%
1985 1.59 million +3.1%
1986 1.70 million +7.0%
1987 1.78 million +4.4%
1988 2.35 million +32.0%
1989 1.82 million -22.5%
1990 1.87 million +2.7%
1991 1.86 million -0.4%
1992 2.00 million +7.6%
1993 2.16 million +8.1%
1994 2.33 million +7.6%
1995 2.52 million +8.2%
1996 2.78 million +10.4%
1997 2.99 million +7.6%
1998 3.21 million +7.2%
1999 3.49 million +8.9%
2000 3.58 million +2.6%
2001 3.78 million +5.6%
2002 3.93 million +3.8%
2003 3.98 million +1.4%
2004 4.38 million +9.9%
2005 4.65 million +6.2%
2006 4.87 million +4.9%
2007 5.31 million +9.0%
2008 5.64 million +6.2%
2009 5.91 million +4.7%
2010 6.36 million +7.7%
2011 6.45 million +1.4%
2012 6.86 million +6.4%
2013 7.24 million +5.4%
2014 7.67 million +6.0%
2015 8.02 million +4.6%
2016 7.80 million -2.8%
2017 7.84 million +0.5%
2018 7.76 million -1.1%
2019 7.69 million -0.8%
2020 7.83 million +1.8%
2021 7.84 million +0.1%
2022 8.02 million +2.4%
2023 8.34 million +4.0%
2024 8.84 million +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 955,511 632,454 1.65 million 10
1980s 1.61 million 1.17 million 2.35 million 10
1990s 2.52 million 1.86 million 3.49 million 10
2000s 4.60 million 3.58 million 5.91 million 10
2010s 7.37 million 6.36 million 8.02 million 10
2020s 8.17 million 7.83 million 8.84 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 8.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 8.84 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 632,454 in 1971.
How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,221 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release