Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 1.23 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 1.23 million number.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 1.58 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 569,057 number, in 1998.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 569,057 number | — |
| 1999 | 622,700 number | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 691,138 number | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 756,749 number | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 790,022 number | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 893,469 number | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million number | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million number | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million number | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.26 million number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.53 million number | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 1.55 million number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.51 million number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million number | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million number | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.48 million number | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million number | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million number | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million number | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 595,878 number | 569,057 number | 622,700 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million number | 691,138 number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.58 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 1.23 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 569,057 number in 1998.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).