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Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) by country

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.

Countries reporting
113
Highest
869,879 number
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Lowest
0 number
Togo
Median
4,598 number
Years covered
24
1997–2020
Data points
2,445

What the numbers show

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 869,879 number in Iran, Islamic Republic of; the lowest is 0 number in Togo.

The median across all reporting countries is 4,598 number, and the mean is 48,133 number.

Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 1,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 100.0%).

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 869,879 number 2012 up 645.4% volatile
2 United States of America 712,165 number 2018 — flat
3 Philippines 520,373 number 2017 up 48.6% rising
4 Brazil 515,030 number 2018 up 18.3% flat
5 China 483,251 number 2019 up 0.6% falling
6 Germany 426,966 number 2018 down 9.9% falling
7 India 389,612 number 2019 up 50.2% volatile
8 South Africa 231,751 number 2018 up 198.3% volatile
9 Poland 167,283 number 2018 up 624.2% volatile
10 Kazakhstan 93,557 number 2019 down 19.7% rising
11 Kenya 74,433 number 2016 up 134.2% volatile
12 Egypt 73,984 number 2014 down 23.1% falling
13 Romania 62,430 number 2018 up 86.5% rising
14 Jamaica 56,340 number 2019 down 14.6% rising
15 Bangladesh 55,832 number 2019 up 132.1% volatile
16 Tanzania, United Republic of 54,467 number 2019 up 80.2% volatile
17 Greece 44,464 number 2018 up 118.3% rising
18 Hungary 42,094 number 2018 up 63.6% falling
19 Afghanistan 35,669 number 2018 up 182.4% volatile
20 Belgium 31,762 number 2018 down 12.6% rising
21 Ukraine 31,676 number 2019 down 59.1% falling
22 Uganda 24,488 number 2017 up 114.7% rising
23 Malaysia 24,459 number 2011 down 65.5% falling
24 New Zealand 21,768 number 2018 down 19.0% rising
25 Cameroon 19,300 number 2016 up 406.7% volatile
26 France 19,142 number 2018 down 17.8% rising
27 Puerto Rico 17,043 number 2018 down 47.0% falling
28 Azerbaijan 16,767 number 2019 down 25.8% flat
29 Russian Federation 15,694 number 2018 down 79.9% volatile
30 Spain 15,269 number 2018 — volatile
31 Finland 14,594 number 2018 — volatile
32 Syrian Arab Republic 13,788 number 2013 down 40.6% falling
33 Austria 13,700 number 2018 down 69.0% falling
34 Sweden 13,527 number 2018 up 27.5% rising
35 Namibia 13,490 number 2018 up 1,517.5% volatile
36 Hong Kong, China 11,400 number 2019 up 0.2% falling
37 Ethiopia 11,360 number 2004 up 409.4% volatile
38 Japan 11,000 number 2018 up 19.8% rising
39 Cambodia 10,537 number 2010 up 487.3% volatile
40 Lithuania 10,075 number 2018 up 120.3% rising
41 Ireland 9,792 number 2018 down 54.7% rising
42 Czechia 9,428 number 2018 up 14.8% volatile
43 Colombia 9,406 number 2018 down 11.0% rising
44 Switzerland 7,699 number 2018 down 5.3% falling
45 Slovakia 7,637 number 2018 up 1,135.8% volatile
46 Georgia 6,908 number 2019 down 63.6% volatile
47 Pakistan 6,709 number 2019 up 8.4% rising
48 Tunisia 6,264 number 2016 up 222.7% volatile
49 Burkina Faso 5,910 number 2013 up 45.0% rising
50 Israel 5,815 number 2018 up 13.4% falling
51 Bahrain 5,733 number 2019 up 418.4% volatile
52 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5,722 number 2019 down 9.3% falling
53 Belarus 5,151 number 2018 down 59.6% falling
54 Trinidad and Tobago 5,100 number 2010 up 6.1% flat
55 Norway 5,088 number 2018 up 118.1% volatile
56 Panama 4,927 number 2007 up 209.1% volatile
57 Cuba 4,598 number 2019 up 406.4% volatile
58 Fiji 4,324 number 2016 up 686.2% volatile
59 Kyrgyzstan 3,972 number 2019 up 25.7% volatile
60 Rwanda 3,943 number 2019 up 128.2% rising
61 Kuwait 3,681 number 2013 down 66.9% falling
62 Saudi Arabia 3,532 number 2019 — rising
63 Estonia 3,398 number 2018 down 41.6% flat
64 Mauritius 3,024 number 2018 up 15.3% rising
65 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,023 number 2010 — volatile
66 Latvia 2,882 number 2018 up 87.8% falling
67 Mongolia 1,858 number 2018 down 68.3% falling
68 Belize 1,635 number 2008 up 570.1% rising
69 Seychelles 1,587 number 2019 up 24.9% rising
70 Portugal 1,584 number 2018 down 2.3% volatile
71 Eritrea 1,478 number 2017 down 35.1% volatile
72 Barbados 1,441 number 2019 down 14.4% flat
73 Madagascar 1,418 number 2019 up 75.7% rising
74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,386 number 2017 up 48.2% rising
75 Tonga 1,142 number 2015 up 548.9% volatile
76 Dominica 1,010 number 2016 down 26.8% rising
77 Lesotho 869 number 2014 up 169.9% rising
78 Mauritania 776 number 2005 up 435.2% volatile
79 Vanuatu 747 number 2015 up 79.1% rising
80 Mali 720 number 2018 down 20.4% flat
81 Saint Lucia 674 number 2019 down 57.0% rising
82 Italy 667 number 2016 down 97.8% volatile
83 Slovenia 662 number 2012 down 7.4% rising
84 Guyana 622 number 2012 down 65.0% volatile
85 Antigua and Barbuda 571 number 2012 down 29.9% volatile
86 Iceland 455 number 2018 up 490.9% volatile
87 Gibraltar 446 number 2019 up 3.5% falling
88 Bulgaria 396 number 2018 down 81.8% volatile
89 Comoros 335 number 2004 up 1,096.4% volatile
90 Denmark 279 number 2012 up 42.3% volatile
91 Serbia 238 number 2019 down 30.0% falling
92 Cayman Islands 234 number 2018 up 444.2% volatile
93 Niger 198 number 2017 up 147.5% volatile
94 Qatar 180 number 2019 up 28.6% rising
95 Bhutan 161 number 2020 up 187.5% volatile
95 Luxembourg 161 number 2018 down 30.6% falling
97 Palestine, State of 152 number 2019 — volatile
98 Djibouti 126 number 2019 up 1,700.0% volatile
99 Netherlands 119 number 2014 down 92.1% volatile
100 Saint Kitts and Nevis 114 number 2016 down 59.6% volatile
101 Grenada 95 number 2018 down 92.5% volatile
102 Andorra 78 number 2019 down 88.0% volatile
103 Malta 72 number 2018 down 75.8% volatile
104 North Macedonia 70 number 2018 up 59.1% volatile
105 Cyprus 61 number 2017 — rising
106 Brunei Darussalam 42 number 2012 up 27.3% volatile
107 Republic of Moldova 41 number 2019 down 91.8% volatile
108 Cape Verde 22 number 2018 down 95.8% volatile
109 Turks and Caicos Islands 21 number 2009 down 88.3% volatile
110 Monaco 6 number 2020 down 86.4% volatile
111 Naoero 5 number 2019 down 73.7% volatile
112 Liechtenstein 0 number 2018 down 100.0% volatile
112 Togo 0 number 2006 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,445 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.