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. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2012β2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 93 Namibia 31,561 compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31,493 compare
- 95 North Macedonia, Republic of 30,969 compare
- 96 Burundi 29,022 compare
- 97 Jamaica 28,887 compare
- 98 Bahrain, Kingdom of 26,273 compare
- 99 Slovenia, Republic of 26,196 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release