Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 3.37 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Low & middle income, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Low & middle income stood at 3.37 million number.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Low & middle income peaked at 3.60 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 727,339 number, in 1997.
That places Low & middle income 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 727,339 number | — |
| 1998 | 1.58 million number | +116.6% |
| 1999 | 1.57 million number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.55 million number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.73 million number | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 1.87 million number | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.91 million number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.12 million number | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 2.16 million number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.28 million number | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 2.31 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.55 million number | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 2.62 million number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.72 million number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.73 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.92 million number | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.95 million number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.37 million number | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 3.60 million number | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 3.18 million number | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 3.33 million number | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 3.35 million number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.37 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 million number | 727,339 number | 1.58 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.11 million number | 1.55 million number | 2.62 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 million number | 2.72 million number | 3.60 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 869,879 number compare
- 2 United States of America 712,165 number compare
- 3 Philippines 520,373 number compare
- 4 Brazil 515,030 number compare
- 5 China 483,251 number compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Low & middle income?
- Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Low & middle income was 3.37 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.60 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 727,339 number in 1997.
- How does Low & middle income rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.