Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in WB: World
WB: World: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 4.09 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.09 million
Change on year
down 32.5%
Rank
3rd
of 214 groups
All-time high
6.05 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.80 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in WB: World, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in WB: World stood at 4.09 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in WB: World peaked at 6.05 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.80 million, in 1998.
That places WB: World 3rd 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 WB: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.80 million | — |
| 1999 | 3.46 million | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 4.00 million | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 3.86 million | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 3.67 million | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 3.71 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.79 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.06 million | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 3.97 million | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.99 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.25 million | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 4.40 million | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 4.67 million | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 4.81 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 5.09 million | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.52 million | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 5.73 million | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 5.68 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.43 million | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 5.56 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.40 million | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.44 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.46 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.62 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 5.86 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 6.05 million | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.09 million | -32.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.13 million | 2.80 million | 3.46 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.97 million | 3.67 million | 4.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.33 million | 4.67 million | 5.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.42 million | 4.09 million | 6.05 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 139.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in WB: World?
- Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in WB: World was 4.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in WB: World?
- The highest recorded value was 6.05 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.80 million in 1998.
- How does WB: World rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- WB: World ranks 3rd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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