Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 5.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States stood at 5.76 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 5.76 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.67 million, in 2012.
That places UIS: Arab States 99th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.67 million | — |
| 2013 | 3.91 million | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 4.12 million | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 4.39 million | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 4.52 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 4.62 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.91 million | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 4.98 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.09 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 5.15 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.39 million | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 5.55 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 5.76 million | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.39 million | 3.67 million | 4.98 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.39 million | 5.09 million | 5.76 million | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States was 5.76 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 million in 2012.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 99th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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