Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Arab World

Arab World: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 497,779 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
497,779 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
32nd
of 42 groups
All-time high
497,779 number
in 2018
All-time low
367,291 number
in 2012
Years of data
7
2012–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Arab World, 2012–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2012201520182012: 367.3k number2013: 387.8k number2014: 395.9k number2015: 429.9k number2016: 465.5k number2017: 485.5k number2018: 497.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Arab World stood at 497,779 number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.

That places Arab World 32nd out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Arab World

  1. 29 Morocco 64,511 number
  2. 30 Portugal 63,211 number compare
  3. 31 Belgium 55,914 number compare
  4. 32 Chile 54,234 number compare
  5. 33 Tunisia 54,012 number compare
  6. 34 Least developed countries 418,506 number compare
  7. 34 Malaysia 52,292 number compare
  8. 35 Greece 46,801 number compare

See the full ranking of 146 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Arab World?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Arab World was 497,779 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 497,779 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 367,291 number in 2012.
How does Arab World rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
Arab World ranks 32nd out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab World 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
146 places, 983 data points, 2004–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the masters or equivalent (ISCED 7) level.