Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 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, male was 765,685 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
765,685 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
28th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.02 million number
in 2014
All-time low
342,484 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1998200820191998: 342.5k number1999: 376.2k number2000: 420.6k number2001: 461.9k number2002: 482.5k number2003: 544.7k number2004: 613.5k number2005: 657.8k number2006: 718.3k number2007: 714.9k number2008: 742.9k number2009: 774.7k number2010: 931.6k number2011: 945.8k number2012: 919.9k number2013: 938.4k number2014: 1.0M number2015: 957.3k number2016: 888.4k number2017: 827.4k number2018: 768.0k number2019: 765.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 765,685 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 1.02 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 342,484 number, in 1998.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th 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, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 342,484 number
1999 376,213 number +9.8%
2000 420,642 number +11.8%
2001 461,880 number +9.8%
2002 482,476 number +4.5%
2003 544,717 number +12.9%
2004 613,489 number +12.6%
2005 657,754 number +7.2%
2006 718,267 number +9.2%
2007 714,916 number -0.5%
2008 742,878 number +3.9%
2009 774,679 number +4.3%
2010 931,554 number +20.3%
2011 945,778 number +1.5%
2012 919,922 number -2.7%
2013 938,405 number +2.0%
2014 1.02 million number +9.0%
2015 957,307 number -6.4%
2016 888,398 number -7.2%
2017 827,386 number -6.9%
2018 767,981 number -7.2%
2019 765,685 number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 359,348 number 342,484 number 376,213 number 2
2000s 613,170 number 420,642 number 774,679 number 10
2010s 896,526 number 765,685 number 1.02 million number 10

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

  1. 25 Mexico 104,452 number compare
  2. 26 Philippines 99,480 number compare
  3. 27 Morocco 92,979 number compare
  4. 28 Ghana 82,244 number compare
  5. 29 Uzbekistan 55,541 number compare
  6. 30 Pakistan 52,035 number compare
  7. 31 Libya 48,553 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 765,685 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 342,484 number in 1998.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).