Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 1.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 1.12 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 25.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 1.25 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 384,750, in 1998.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 92nd of 218 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 384,750 | — |
| 1999 | 426,155 | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 477,457 | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 531,897 | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 565,272 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 640,246 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 713,804 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 759,754 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 831,026 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 848,264 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 881,138 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 926,427 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.12 million | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 954,558 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 779,536 | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 888,676 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million | +25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 405,452 | 384,750 | 426,155 | 2 |
| 2000s | 717,528 | 477,457 | 926,427 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million | 1.00 million | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 948,170 | 779,536 | 1.12 million | 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, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 1.12 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 384,750 in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 92nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release