Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Arab World

Arab World: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 77,293 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
77,293 number
Change on year
up 4.9%
Rank
30th
of 44 groups
All-time high
77,293 number
in 2018
All-time low
26,140 number
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Arab World, 2000–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2000200920182000: 26.1k number2001: 28.3k number2002: 29.5k number2003: 33.1k number2004: 40.0k number2005: 37.6k number2006: 39.1k number2007: 29.9k number2008: 42.7k number2009: 45.8k number2010: 46.3k number2011: 49.8k number2012: 51.0k number2013: 56.4k number2014: 62.6k number2015: 64.3k number2016: 69.1k number2017: 73.7k number2018: 77.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Arab World is 77,293 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Arab World peaked at 77,293 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26,140 number, in 2000.

Arab World ranks 30th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35,212 number 26,140 number 45,796 number 10
2010s 61,159 number 46,324 number 77,293 number 9

Countries ranked near Arab World

  1. 27 Ukraine 12,402 number compare
  2. 28 Switzerland 11,728 number compare
  3. 29 South Africa 10,796 number compare
  4. 30 Portugal 10,573 number compare
  5. 31 Czechia 10,027 number compare
  6. 32 Finland 9,825 number compare
  7. 33 Romania 9,679 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Arab World?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Arab World was 77,293 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 77,293 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 26,140 number in 2000.
How does Arab World rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Arab World ranks 30th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. 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 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,886 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.