ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs South Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
16.55 million
in 2024
South Africa
205,802
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
13th
South Africa rank
15th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • South Africa
05.0M10.0M15.0M199820112024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 16.55 million against 205,802 in South Africa, a difference of 16.34 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 80.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 15th of 218 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 11.66 million 189,285 11.47 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 15.39 million 199,782 15.19 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or South Africa?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 16.55 million against 205,802 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa?
16.34 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 15th of 218 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 7,676 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release