Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
601,323 number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
75,546 number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 601,323 number against 75,546 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 525,777 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 8.0 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 282,510 number 15,844 number 266,666 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 471,999 number 19,331 number 452,668 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 628,916 number 41,006 number 587,909 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Saudi Arabia?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 601,323 number against 75,546 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?
525,777 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).