Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 1.20 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.20 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
31st
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.56 million number
in 2014
All-time low
564,758 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200820191998: 564.8k number1999: 617.3k number2000: 686.0k number2001: 751.8k number2002: 784.7k number2003: 885.6k number2004: 995.5k number2005: 1.1M number2006: 1.2M number2007: 1.2M number2008: 1.2M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.5M number2011: 1.5M number2012: 1.5M number2013: 1.4M number2014: 1.6M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.3M number2018: 1.2M number2019: 1.2M number

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 (IDA & IBRD) stood at 1.20 million number.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1.56 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 564,758 number, in 1998.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 45 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 564,758 number
1999 617,264 number +9.3%
2000 685,981 number +11.1%
2001 751,785 number +9.6%
2002 784,709 number +4.4%
2003 885,556 number +12.9%
2004 995,479 number +12.4%
2005 1.08 million number +8.9%
2006 1.21 million number +11.5%
2007 1.21 million number -0.0%
2008 1.25 million number +3.1%
2009 1.24 million number -0.7%
2010 1.50 million number +21.0%
2011 1.51 million number +1.0%
2012 1.48 million number -1.9%
2013 1.43 million number -3.8%
2014 1.56 million number +9.0%
2015 1.45 million number -6.8%
2016 1.34 million number -7.6%
2017 1.26 million number -6.0%
2018 1.20 million number -5.0%
2019 1.20 million number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 591,011 number 564,758 number 617,264 number 2
2000s 1.01 million number 685,981 number 1.25 million number 10
2010s 1.39 million number 1.20 million number 1.56 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

  1. 28 Mexico 174,609 number compare
  2. 29 Philippines 173,349 number compare
  3. 30 Uzbekistan 119,718 number compare
  4. 31 Libya 96,284 number compare
  5. 32 Pakistan 94,991 number compare
  6. 33 Kazakhstan 94,007 number compare
  7. 34 Belarus 84,380 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 1.20 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 1.56 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 564,758 number in 1998.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).