Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 114,056 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 114,056 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 115,667 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38,801, in 2000.
That places UIS: Arab States 97th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38,801 | — |
| 2001 | 41,669 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 44,670 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 48,994 | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 55,720 | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 56,381 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 59,081 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 52,163 | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 67,226 | +28.9% |
| 2009 | 72,560 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 74,454 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 77,675 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 79,693 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 86,248 | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 92,141 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 94,537 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 101,629 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 105,061 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 111,178 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 110,791 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 110,041 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 108,888 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 114,429 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 115,667 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 114,056 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53,726 | 38,801 | 72,560 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93,341 | 74,454 | 111,178 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,616 | 108,888 | 115,667 | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UIS: Arab States was 114,056 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 115,667 in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,801 in 2000.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 97th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release