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
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 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, 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 29 Uzbekistan 64,177 number compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 48,655 number compare
- 31 Libya 47,731 number compare
- 32 Tajikistan 44,975 number compare
- 33 Algeria 43,419 number compare
- 34 Pakistan 42,956 number compare
- 35 Belarus 42,258 number compare
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, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- 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 life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).