Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 3.26 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.26 million
Change on year
down 23.7%
Rank
6th
of 214 groups
All-time high
4.28 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.54 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 3.26 million for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 4.28 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.54 million, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.54 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.66 million | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 1.69 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.87 million | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 2.00 million | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 2.03 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.23 million | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 2.28 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.40 million | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.43 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.69 million | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 2.80 million | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.92 million | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.96 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.17 million | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 3.29 million | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.58 million | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 3.54 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.37 million | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 3.51 million | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 3.47 million | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.50 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.72 million | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 3.96 million | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 4.28 million | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 3.26 million | -23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.60 million | 1.54 million | 1.66 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.24 million | 1.69 million | 2.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 million | 2.92 million | 3.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 million | 3.26 million | 4.28 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 3 Brazil 592,954 compare
- 4 United States of America 543,020 compare
- 5 China 473,275 compare
- 6 Philippines 382,856 compare
- 7 Germany 378,691 compare
- 8 Kenya 263,572 compare
- 9 South Africa 211,806 compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 3.26 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 million in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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