Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 432,460 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries stood at 432,460. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 432,460 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 252,880, in 2010.
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 168th of 218 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 310,790 | — |
| 2004 | 319,045 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 298,129 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 297,306 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 272,250 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 268,334 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 254,530 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 252,880 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 254,055 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 256,646 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 278,269 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 288,968 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 299,519 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 312,556 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 317,653 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 346,755 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 328,281 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 314,816 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 296,422 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 348,744 | +17.7% |
| 2023 | 404,969 | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 432,460 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 288,626 | 254,530 | 319,045 | 7 |
| 2010s | 293,558 | 252,880 | 346,755 | 10 |
| 2020s | 359,482 | 296,422 | 432,460 | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 631,770 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 6.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 432,460 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 432,460 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 252,880 in 2010.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 168th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Maghreb Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release