Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 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 8 programmes, male was 168,987 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
168,987 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
22nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
168,987 number
in 2019
All-time low
48,562 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998–2019

50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k175.0k1998200820191998: 48.6k number1999: 53.5k number2000: 55.0k number2001: 58.2k number2002: 62.0k number2003: 66.9k number2004: 76.7k number2005: 71.5k number2006: 74.9k number2007: 84.3k number2008: 80.3k number2009: 85.5k number2010: 89.2k number2011: 91.0k number2012: 97.4k number2013: 107.7k number2014: 121.5k number2015: 133.8k number2016: 149.7k number2017: 167.6k number2018: 167.8k number2019: 169.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 168,987 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 97.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 168,987 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48,562 number, in 1998.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 22nd out of 45 groups 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 8 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 48,562 number
1999 53,549 number +10.3%
2000 55,023 number +2.8%
2001 58,168 number +5.7%
2002 62,039 number +6.7%
2003 66,918 number +7.9%
2004 76,668 number +14.6%
2005 71,496 number -6.7%
2006 74,854 number +4.7%
2007 84,251 number +12.6%
2008 80,312 number -4.7%
2009 85,522 number +6.5%
2010 89,208 number +4.3%
2011 91,009 number +2.0%
2012 97,393 number +7.0%
2013 107,704 number +10.6%
2014 121,469 number +12.8%
2015 133,773 number +10.1%
2016 149,703 number +11.9%
2017 167,582 number +11.9%
2018 167,767 number +0.1%
2019 168,987 number +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51,056 number 48,562 number 53,549 number 2
2000s 71,525 number 55,023 number 85,522 number 10
2010s 129,459 number 89,208 number 168,987 number 10

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

  1. 19 Mexico 22,416 number compare
  2. 20 Morocco 21,504 number compare
  3. 21 Poland 18,632 number compare
  4. 22 Greece 14,949 number compare
  5. 23 Italy 14,160 number compare
  6. 24 Switzerland 13,481 number compare
  7. 25 Pakistan 13,363 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 168,987 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 168,987 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 48,562 number in 1998.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 97.6%. 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 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.