Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 2.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 2.68 million for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 2.68 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million, in 1998.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 11th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.13 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.33 million | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 1.41 million | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 1.44 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.54 million | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.58 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.77 million | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 1.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.93 million | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 1.98 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.21 million | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 2.36 million | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 2.47 million | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.55 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.66 million | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.23 million | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 2.27 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.27 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.18 million | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.25 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.11 million | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 2.13 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.24 million | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.34 million | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.45 million | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 2.63 million | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 2.68 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 million | 1.13 million | 1.33 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.80 million | 1.41 million | 2.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 2.11 million | 2.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 million | 2.24 million | 2.68 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 8 Kenya 263,572 compare
- 9 South Africa 211,806 compare
- 10 Australia 209,830 compare
- 11 Viet Nam 177,692 compare
- 12 Poland 173,349 compare
- 13 Tanzania, United Republic of 152,782 compare
- 14 Bangladesh 143,166 compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 2.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 11th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release