Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 561,958 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
561,958
Change on year
up 26.8%
Rank
125th
of 218 groups
All-time high
619,599
in 2011
All-time low
271,989
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 2000–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2000201220242000: 272.0k2001: 296.6k2002: 308.5k2003: 348.0k2004: 394.7k2005: 440.1k2006: 520.7k2007: 526.3k2008: 537.5k2009: 504.9k2010: 613.7k2011: 619.6k2012: 617.2k2013: 544.4k2014: 591.2k2015: 600.7k2016: 462.2k2017: 443.9k2018: 451.7k2019: 429.4k2020: 450.6k2021: 384.9k2022: 413.7k2023: 443.1k2024: 562.0k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 561,958, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 26.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 619,599 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 271,989, in 2000.

That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 125th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 271,989
2001 296,591 +9.0%
2002 308,539 +4.0%
2003 348,008 +12.8%
2004 394,678 +13.4%
2005 440,109 +11.5%
2006 520,739 +18.3%
2007 526,345 +1.1%
2008 537,462 +2.1%
2009 504,939 -6.1%
2010 613,728 +21.5%
2011 619,599 +1.0%
2012 617,248 -0.4%
2013 544,427 -11.8%
2014 591,165 +8.6%
2015 600,662 +1.6%
2016 462,230 -23.0%
2017 443,931 -4.0%
2018 451,698 +1.7%
2019 429,386 -4.9%
2020 450,575 +4.9%
2021 384,947 -14.6%
2022 413,689 +7.5%
2023 443,140 +7.1%
2024 561,958 +26.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 414,940 271,989 537,462 10
2010s 537,407 429,386 619,599 10
2020s 450,862 384,947 561,958 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

  1. 122 Mali 701 compare
  2. 123 Czechia 673 compare
  3. 124 Burkina Faso 600 compare
  4. 125 Romania 505 compare
  5. 126 British Virgin Islands 440 compare
  6. 127 Iceland 439 compare
  7. 128 Luxembourg 409 compare

See the full ranking of 364 places →

More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 561,958 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The highest recorded value was 619,599 in 2011.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The lowest recorded value was 271,989 in 2000.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 125th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-5-programmes-female-number-2/wb-middle-east-and-north-africa-ida-and-ibrd/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-5-programmes-female-number-2/wb-middle-east-and-north-africa-ida-and-ibrd/">Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 7,676 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release