Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Northern Africa

Tertiary education enrollment in Northern Africa in 2015 — 30.2%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 18.4 pp.

2015 30.2% +2.5 pp vs 2014
World rank
Period maximum 30.2%2015
Period minimum 11.7%1990

Trend over time

1990–2015 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Northern Africa, 1990–20151015202530351990199319961999200220052008201120141990: 11.7%1999: 19.3%2001: 20%2002: 21.2%2003: 20.5%2004: 20.4%2005: 21.6%2006: 22.1%2007: 22.6%2009: 24.7%2010: 25.3%2011: 23.9%2012: 24.9%2013: 26.9%2014: 27.7%2015: 30.2%
Change over the period: +18.4 pp Annual average: 0.74 pp

Comparison, 2015

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Africa

Northern Africa 30.2%
World 36.6%
Tertiary education enrollment — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 30.2 +2.5 pp
2014 27.7 +0.7 pp
2013 26.9 +2 pp
2012 24.9 +1.1 pp
2011 23.9 −1.4 pp
2010 25.3 +0.6 pp
2009 24.7
2007 22.6 +0.5 pp
2006 22.1 +0.5 pp
2005 21.6 +1.2 pp
2004 20.4 −0.1 pp
2003 20.5 −0.7 pp
2002 21.2 +1.2 pp
2001 20
1999 19.3
1990 11.7

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.