Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 1.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 1.22 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 9.3% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 1.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 826,595, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 71st 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 826,595 | — |
| 2013 | 848,842 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 921,739 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.13 million | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.22 million | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.00 million | 826,595 | 1.13 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million | 1.08 million | 1.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 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
- 73 United Arab Emirates 14,815 compare
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14,438 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 1.22 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 826,595 in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 71st 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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