Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 1.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) stood at 1.08 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 1.08 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 777,307, in 2012.
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 174th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 777,307 | — |
| 2013 | 834,017 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 920,138 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 960,921 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 988,083 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 967,752 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 976,065 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 965,608 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 889,529 | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 950,645 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 929,668 | 777,307 | 1.01 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 977,336 | 889,529 | 1.08 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
All data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 1.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The lowest recorded value was 777,307 in 2012.
- How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 174th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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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February 2026 Data Release