Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 5.77 million in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
5.77 million
Change on year
up 3.9%
Rank
96th
of 204 groups
All-time high
5.77 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.68 million
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2012–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M2012201820242012: 3.7M2013: 3.9M2014: 4.1M2015: 4.4M2016: 4.5M2017: 4.6M2018: 4.9M2019: 5.0M2020: 5.1M2021: 5.2M2022: 5.4M2023: 5.6M2024: 5.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 5.77 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 5.77 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.68 million, in 2012.

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 96th of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.39 million 3.68 million 4.99 million 8
2020s 5.39 million 5.10 million 5.77 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

  1. 93 Namibia 31,561 compare
  2. 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31,493 compare
  3. 95 North Macedonia, Republic of 30,969 compare
  4. 96 Burundi 29,022 compare
  5. 97 Jamaica 28,887 compare
  6. 98 Bahrain, Kingdom of 26,273 compare
  7. 99 Slovenia, Republic of 26,196 compare

See the full ranking of 333 places β†’

More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

All data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 5.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The highest recorded value was 5.77 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.68 million in 2012.
How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 96th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
333 places, 3,825 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release