Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Arab World

Arab World: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 376,784 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
376,784 number
Change on year
up 8.6%
Rank
34th
of 45 groups
All-time high
376,784 number
in 2018
All-time low
192,311 number
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Arab World, 2000–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2000200920182000: 192.3k number2001: 197.0k number2002: 195.1k number2003: 216.6k number2004: 233.4k number2005: 248.3k number2006: 263.3k number2007: 271.1k number2008: 279.0k number2009: 282.9k number2010: 293.6k number2011: 294.4k number2012: 309.1k number2013: 328.6k number2014: 345.0k number2015: 342.8k number2016: 341.0k number2017: 347.1k number2018: 376.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Arab World is 376,784 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Arab World peaked at 376,784 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 192,311 number, in 2000.

That places Arab World 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 237,901 number 192,311 number 282,895 number 10
2010s 330,936 number 293,558 number 376,784 number 9

Countries ranked near Arab World

  1. 31 Libya 47,731 number compare
  2. 32 Tajikistan 44,975 number compare
  3. 33 Algeria 43,419 number compare
  4. 34 Pakistan 42,956 number compare
  5. 35 Belarus 42,258 number compare
  6. 36 Austria 40,188 number compare
  7. 37 Cote d'Ivoire 36,291 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Arab World?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Arab World was 376,784 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 376,784 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 192,311 number in 2000.
How does Arab World rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Arab World ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab World data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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).