School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): School age population, tertiary education, female was 12.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.01 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
149th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.01 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.79 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 12.01 million for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 12.01 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.79 million, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 149th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.79 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.99 million | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 4.12 million | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 4.30 million | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 4.45 million | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 4.60 million | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 4.72 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 4.82 million | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 4.95 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 5.08 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 5.23 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 5.43 million | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 5.64 million | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 5.84 million | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 6.04 million | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 6.26 million | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 6.43 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 6.59 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 6.75 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 6.94 million | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 7.17 million | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 7.34 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 7.52 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 7.73 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 7.97 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 8.19 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 8.41 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 8.64 million | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 8.91 million | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 9.16 million | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 9.42 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 9.68 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 9.92 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 10.17 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 10.39 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 10.49 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.68 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.76 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.82 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.90 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 10.95 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10.98 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.95 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.00 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 11.07 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.08 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.10 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.14 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.18 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.26 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.36 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.47 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 11.62 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 11.81 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 12.01 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.48 million | 3.79 million | 5.08 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.11 million | 5.23 million | 6.94 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.10 million | 7.17 million | 9.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.32 million | 9.42 million | 10.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.07 million | 10.95 million | 11.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.65 million | 11.36 million | 12.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.92 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 511,384 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 12.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.01 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release