Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 1.20 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.20 million
Change on year
up 9.4%
Rank
72nd
of 205 groups
All-time high
1.20 million
in 2024
All-time low
803,280
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2012–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2012201820242012: 803.3k2013: 827.9k2014: 900.4k2015: 998.8k2016: 1.1M2017: 1.1M2018: 1.1M2019: 1.1M2020: 1.1M2021: 1.1M2022: 1.1M2023: 1.1M2024: 1.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 1.20 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 1.20 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 803,280, in 2012.

That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 72nd out of 205 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 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 803,280
2013 827,947 +3.1%
2014 900,425 +8.8%
2015 998,788 +10.9%
2016 1.09 million +8.9%
2017 1.10 million +1.4%
2018 1.05 million -4.5%
2019 1.06 million +0.9%
2020 1.08 million +1.2%
2021 1.06 million -1.7%
2022 1.11 million +4.6%
2023 1.09 million -1.3%
2024 1.20 million +9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 979,911 803,280 1.10 million 8
2020s 1.11 million 1.06 million 1.20 million 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

  1. 69 Jordan 17,483 compare
  2. 70 Dominican Republic 17,345 compare
  3. 71 Lithuania 16,999 compare
  4. 72 Mongolia 16,199 compare
  5. 73 United Arab Emirates 14,815 compare
  6. 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14,438 compare
  7. 75 El Salvador 14,384 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 1.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 803,280 in 2012.
How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 72nd out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
332 places, 3,841 data points, 2004–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release