Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Palestine

Palestine: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 25,390 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
25,390 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
58th
of 143 countries
All-time high
32,660 number
in 2011
All-time low
4,299 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Palestine, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820191998: 4.3k number1999: 5.4k number2000: 5.2k number2001: 5.0k number2002: 5.3k number2003: 7.9k number2004: 12.3k number2005: 13.9k number2006: 16.1k number2007: 17.0k number2008: 19.0k number2009: 23.7k number2010: 29.3k number2011: 32.7k number2012: 28.1k number2013: 25.9k number2014: 23.7k number2015: 25.3k number2016: 23.6k number2017: 22.0k number2018: 25.1k number2019: 25.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Palestine is 25,390 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Palestine peaked at 32,660 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4,299 number, in 1998.

That places Palestine 58th out of 143 countries 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 Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number) in Palestine, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 4,299 number
1999 5,436 number +26.4%
2000 5,157 number -5.1%
2001 4,964 number -3.7%
2002 5,313 number +7.0%
2003 7,913 number +48.9%
2004 12,287 number +55.3%
2005 13,921 number +13.3%
2006 16,095 number +15.6%
2007 16,967 number +5.4%
2008 19,030 number +12.2%
2009 23,685 number +24.5%
2010 29,251 number +23.5%
2011 32,660 number +11.7%
2012 28,078 number -14.0%
2013 25,921 number -7.7%
2014 23,719 number -8.5%
2015 25,261 number +6.5%
2016 23,584 number -6.6%
2017 22,036 number -6.6%
2018 25,107 number +13.9%
2019 25,390 number +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,868 number 4,299 number 5,436 number 2
2000s 12,533 number 4,964 number 23,685 number 10
2010s 26,101 number 22,036 number 32,660 number 10

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 55 Costa Rica 26,818 number compare
  2. 56 Kenya 26,225 number compare
  3. 57 Sweden 25,569 number compare
  4. 59 Netherlands 25,029 number compare
  5. 60 Belgium 22,720 number compare
  6. 61 Lebanon 21,496 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 Palestine?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Palestine was 25,390 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 32,660 number in 2011.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 4,299 number in 1998.
How does Palestine rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Palestine ranks 58th out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine 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
Last refreshed

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