School enrollment, tertiary in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School enrollment, tertiary was 29.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 29.7% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 29.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1971.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.4% | — |
| 1971 | 4.3% | -59.2% |
| 1972 | 4.4% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 4.7% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | +20.5% |
| 1975 | 5.3% | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 6.4% | +21.1% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 5.9% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 6.1% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 6.8% | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 7.8% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 8.4% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 11.1% | +32.3% |
| 1989 | 8.6% | -22.9% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | +3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -59.2% | 10.4% | 4.3% |
| 1988 | +32.3% | 8.4% | 11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | 4.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 8.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 13.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 21.5% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 28.1% | 29.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 29.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1971.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.