Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 181,954 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
181,954 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
181,954 number
in 2019
All-time low
53,025 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1998–2019

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200820191998: 53.0k number1999: 58.3k number2000: 59.7k number2001: 63.3k number2002: 67.3k number2003: 72.6k number2004: 82.3k number2005: 77.7k number2006: 81.3k number2007: 91.1k number2008: 87.1k number2009: 92.4k number2010: 96.5k number2011: 99.7k number2012: 106.3k number2013: 117.0k number2014: 130.8k number2015: 144.3k number2016: 160.7k number2017: 179.1k number2018: 180.0k number2019: 182.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 181,954 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 97.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 181,954 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53,025 number, in 1998.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th 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 8 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 53,025 number
1999 58,337 number +10.0%
2000 59,689 number +2.3%
2001 63,344 number +6.1%
2002 67,255 number +6.2%
2003 72,607 number +8.0%
2004 82,326 number +13.4%
2005 77,657 number -5.7%
2006 81,298 number +4.7%
2007 91,055 number +12.0%
2008 87,074 number -4.4%
2009 92,384 number +6.1%
2010 96,512 number +4.5%
2011 99,684 number +3.3%
2012 106,283 number +6.6%
2013 116,977 number +10.1%
2014 130,776 number +11.8%
2015 144,305 number +10.3%
2016 160,721 number +11.4%
2017 179,088 number +11.4%
2018 180,002 number +0.5%
2019 181,954 number +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55,681 number 53,025 number 58,337 number 2
2000s 77,469 number 59,689 number 92,384 number 10
2010s 139,630 number 96,512 number 181,954 number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

  1. 17 Malaysia 24,041 number compare
  2. 18 Egypt 23,887 number compare
  3. 19 Mexico 22,416 number compare
  4. 20 Morocco 21,504 number compare
  5. 21 Poland 18,632 number compare
  6. 22 Greece 14,949 number compare
  7. 23 Italy 14,160 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 181,954 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?
The highest recorded value was 181,954 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 53,025 number in 1998.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th 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?
Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.