Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 1.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 1.16 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 1.28 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 371,234, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 89th 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, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 371,234 | — |
| 1999 | 416,179 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 467,534 | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 520,762 | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 555,266 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 629,183 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 711,402 | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 760,922 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 836,082 | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 851,761 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 889,525 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 932,898 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 million | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 992,978 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 817,943 | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 926,453 | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 1.16 million | +24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 393,706 | 371,234 | 416,179 | 2 |
| 2000s | 715,534 | 467,534 | 932,898 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million | 1.04 million | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 986,307 | 817,943 | 1.16 million | 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, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 1.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 371,234 in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 89th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release