Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 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, female was 463,299 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
463,299 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
32nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
599,342 number
in 2011
All-time low
226,572 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200820191998: 226.6k number1999: 246.5k number2000: 270.5k number2001: 294.9k number2002: 307.5k number2003: 348.8k number2004: 394.3k number2005: 440.5k number2006: 507.1k number2007: 510.8k number2008: 522.0k number2009: 486.2k number2010: 595.0k number2011: 599.3k number2012: 591.9k number2013: 515.5k number2014: 557.1k number2015: 517.7k number2016: 474.8k number2017: 453.4k number2018: 453.0k number2019: 463.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 463,299 number.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 599,342 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 226,572 number, in 1998.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd 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, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 226,572 number
1999 246,487 number +8.8%
2000 270,496 number +9.7%
2001 294,868 number +9.0%
2002 307,546 number +4.3%
2003 348,752 number +13.4%
2004 394,278 number +13.1%
2005 440,513 number +11.7%
2006 507,150 number +15.1%
2007 510,816 number +0.7%
2008 522,044 number +2.2%
2009 486,166 number -6.9%
2010 594,974 number +22.4%
2011 599,342 number +0.7%
2012 591,899 number -1.2%
2013 515,467 number -12.9%
2014 557,141 number +8.1%
2015 517,746 number -7.1%
2016 474,786 number -8.3%
2017 453,369 number -4.5%
2018 452,992 number -0.1%
2019 463,299 number +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 236,530 number 226,572 number 246,487 number 2
2000s 408,263 number 270,496 number 522,044 number 10
2010s 522,102 number 452,992 number 599,342 number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

  1. 29 Uzbekistan 64,177 number compare
  2. 30 Kazakhstan 48,655 number compare
  3. 31 Libya 47,731 number compare
  4. 32 Tajikistan 44,975 number compare
  5. 33 Algeria 43,419 number compare
  6. 34 Pakistan 42,956 number compare
  7. 35 Belarus 42,258 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 463,299 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 599,342 number in 2011.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 226,572 number in 1998.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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