Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 1.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 1.02 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 1.02 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 739,875, in 2012.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 176th 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 UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 739,875 | — |
| 2013 | 791,442 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 865,999 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 900,549 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 947,329 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 931,175 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 909,006 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 917,579 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 905,036 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 835,066 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 937,738 | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 893,569 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.02 million | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 875,369 | 739,875 | 947,329 | 8 |
| 2020s | 917,488 | 835,066 | 1.02 million | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.41 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 796,027 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 344,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.02 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 977,542 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 1.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 739,875 in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 176th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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