Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 2.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.13 million
Change on year
up 7.7%
Rank
75th
of 205 groups
All-time high
2.15 million
in 2016
All-time low
1.69 million
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 2012–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2012201820242012: 1.7M2013: 1.7M2014: 1.9M2015: 2.1M2016: 2.1M2017: 2.1M2018: 2.0M2019: 2.0M2020: 2.0M2021: 1.9M2022: 2.0M2023: 2.0M2024: 2.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 2.13 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in 2024.

The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 2.15 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million, in 2012.

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 75th of 205 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.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 1.69 million
2013 1.74 million +3.1%
2014 1.89 million +8.4%
2015 2.08 million +9.8%
2016 2.15 million +3.5%
2017 2.12 million -1.2%
2018 2.02 million -4.9%
2019 1.99 million -1.5%
2020 1.96 million -1.6%
2021 1.91 million -2.5%
2022 1.98 million +3.7%
2023 1.98 million -0.2%
2024 2.13 million +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.96 million 1.69 million 2.15 million 8
2020s 1.99 million 1.91 million 2.13 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

  1. 72 Jordan 28,503 compare
  2. 73 United Arab Emirates 27,395 compare
  3. 74 Burkina Faso 26,609 compare
  4. 75 Lithuania 26,541 compare
  5. 76 Madagascar 25,058 compare
  6. 77 Mongolia 24,830 compare
  7. 78 Dominican Republic 24,609 compare

See the full ranking of 333 places →

More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 2.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The highest recorded value was 2.15 million in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million in 2012.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 75th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-7-programmes-both-sexes-number-2/wb-middle-east-and-north-africa-ida-and-ibrd/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-7-programmes-both-sexes-number-2/wb-middle-east-and-north-africa-ida-and-ibrd/">Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
333 places, 3,877 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release