Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 301,960 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 301,960 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 116.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 301,960 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72,467 number, in 1998.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 72,467 number | — |
| 1999 | 80,142 number | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 83,263 number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 88,248 number | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 93,444 number | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 101,745 number | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 118,902 number | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 111,482 number | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 116,998 number | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 119,557 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 129,697 number | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 139,340 number | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 145,427 number | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 152,194 number | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 162,932 number | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 183,643 number | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 209,902 number | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 232,244 number | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 261,727 number | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 294,593 number | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 300,281 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 301,960 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,304 number | 72,467 number | 80,142 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 110,268 number | 83,263 number | 139,340 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 224,490 number | 145,427 number | 301,960 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 301,960 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 301,960 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,467 number in 1998.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.