Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 1.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 1.30 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 1.30 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 732,938, in 2012.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 69th 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, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 732,938 | — |
| 2013 | 776,876 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 804,702 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 886,619 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 986,252 | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.19 million | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.21 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.30 million | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 915,378 | 732,938 | 1.07 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million | 1.10 million | 1.30 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 66 Cyprus 20,160 compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 18,789 compare
- 68 New Zealand 18,648 compare
- 69 Jordan 17,483 compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 17,345 compare
- 71 Lithuania 16,999 compare
- 72 Mongolia 16,199 compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 1.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 732,938 in 2012.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 69th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release