Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 609,102 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States is 609,102, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 37.6% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 609,102 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 189,799, in 2000.
That places UIS: Arab States 120th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 189,799 | — |
| 2001 | 194,506 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 190,924 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 211,698 | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 227,366 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 241,372 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 256,153 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 261,431 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 270,158 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 273,066 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 282,786 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 288,007 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 296,856 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 320,588 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 339,158 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 336,613 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 337,980 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 348,498 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 390,020 | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 429,154 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 477,649 | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 432,365 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 384,967 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 442,716 | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 609,102 | +37.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 231,647 | 189,799 | 273,066 | 10 |
| 2010s | 336,966 | 282,786 | 429,154 | 10 |
| 2020s | 469,360 | 384,967 | 609,102 | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States was 609,102 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 609,102 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 189,799 in 2000.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 120th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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