Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 4.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.08 million
Change on year
down 32.4%
Rank
5th
of 214 groups
All-time high
6.03 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.76 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: World, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: World recorded 4.08 million for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 32.4% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: World peaked at 6.03 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.76 million, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: World 5th 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: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.76 million | — |
| 1999 | 3.41 million | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 3.95 million | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 3.81 million | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.62 million | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 3.66 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.74 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.01 million | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 3.92 million | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.95 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.20 million | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 4.35 million | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 4.61 million | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 4.74 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 5.04 million | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 5.46 million | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 5.68 million | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 5.64 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.39 million | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 5.53 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.38 million | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 5.41 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.59 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 5.83 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 6.03 million | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.08 million | -32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.09 million | 2.76 million | 3.41 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.92 million | 3.62 million | 4.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 million | 4.61 million | 5.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.39 million | 4.08 million | 6.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
- 2 Iran, Islamic Republic of 869,879 compare
- 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
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3082 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: World?
- Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in UNICEF: World was 4.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 6.03 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 million in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- UNICEF: World ranks 5th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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