Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 769,629 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 769,629 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 769,629 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 256,478, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 104th 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 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 256,478 | — |
| 1999 | 282,834 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 305,613 | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 333,443 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 339,725 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 380,296 | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 435,309 | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 485,140 | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 563,412 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 570,459 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 587,655 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 557,737 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 674,171 | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 683,940 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 677,394 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 618,076 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 671,235 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 681,381 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 590,181 | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 581,186 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 603,910 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 600,772 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 631,491 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 571,388 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 540,142 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 600,237 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 769,629 | +28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 269,656 | 256,478 | 282,834 | 2 |
| 2000s | 455,879 | 305,613 | 587,655 | 10 |
| 2010s | 638,225 | 581,186 | 683,940 | 10 |
| 2020s | 622,577 | 540,142 | 769,629 | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 900,498 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 769,629 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 769,629 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 256,478 in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 104th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release