Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 743,630 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 743,630 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 29.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 743,630 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 270,819, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 106th 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 270,819 | — |
| 1999 | 300,097 | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 322,900 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 351,637 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 358,631 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 395,740 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 443,489 | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 493,505 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 569,305 | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 578,936 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 592,303 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 564,044 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 680,093 | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 689,205 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 684,908 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 609,760 | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 657,589 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 666,345 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 574,110 | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 563,617 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 581,677 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 581,218 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 609,271 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 549,438 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 514,934 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 574,239 | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 743,630 | +29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 285,458 | 270,819 | 300,097 | 2 |
| 2000s | 467,049 | 322,900 | 592,303 | 10 |
| 2010s | 628,852 | 563,617 | 689,205 | 10 |
| 2020s | 598,302 | 514,934 | 743,630 | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 743,630 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?
- The highest recorded value was 743,630 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 270,819 in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 106th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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