Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 292,117 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 292,117. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 164.3% on the previous year and up 226.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 292,117 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67,282, in 2017.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 181st out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 85,335 | — |
| 2000 | 87,443 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 88,875 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 87,471 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 99,652 | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 97,751 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 101,289 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 102,382 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 106,229 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 110,938 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 109,523 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 101,455 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 99,283 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 95,756 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 91,243 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 89,547 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 89,869 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 76,980 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 67,282 | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 130,035 | +93.3% |
| 2019 | 195,851 | +50.6% |
| 2020 | 277,492 | +41.7% |
| 2021 | 193,296 | -30.3% |
| 2022 | 109,139 | -43.5% |
| 2023 | 110,508 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 292,117 | +164.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +164.3% | 110,508 | 292,117 |
| 2018 | +93.3% | 67,282 | 130,035 |
| 2019 | +50.6% | 130,035 | 195,851 |
| 2022 | -43.5% | 193,296 | 109,139 |
| 2020 | +41.7% | 195,851 | 277,492 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85,335 | 85,335 | 85,335 | 1 |
| 2000s | 99,155 | 87,443 | 110,938 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,730 | 67,282 | 195,851 | 10 |
| 2020s | 196,510 | 109,139 | 292,117 | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 292,117 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 292,117 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,282 in 2017.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 181st out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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