Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 201,855 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 201,855, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 108.3% on the previous year and up 188.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 201,855 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42,529, in 2002.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 170th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49,494 | — |
| 2001 | 45,884 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 42,529 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 57,590 | +35.4% |
| 2004 | 61,376 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 65,512 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 68,376 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 69,225 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 73,470 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 76,552 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 77,361 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 76,564 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 73,721 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 70,382 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 70,045 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 69,840 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 62,222 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 58,088 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 70,432 | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 97,565 | +38.5% |
| 2020 | 142,922 | +46.5% |
| 2021 | 100,179 | -29.9% |
| 2022 | 92,904 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 96,884 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 201,855 | +108.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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 | +108.3% | 96,884 | 201,855 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61,001 | 42,529 | 76,552 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,622 | 58,088 | 97,565 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,949 | 92,904 | 201,855 | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 201,855 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 201,855 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,529 in 2002.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 170th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release