Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in World

World: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 5.45 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5.45 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
5.90 million number
in 2015
All-time low
857,198 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in World, 1997–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M1997200820191997: 857.2k number1998: 3.6M number1999: 3.6M number2000: 3.6M number2001: 3.7M number2002: 3.9M number2003: 3.9M number2004: 4.0M number2005: 4.1M number2006: 4.2M number2007: 4.3M number2008: 4.6M number2009: 4.7M number2010: 4.9M number2011: 4.9M number2012: 5.1M number2013: 5.3M number2014: 5.7M number2015: 5.9M number2016: 5.4M number2017: 5.5M number2018: 5.4M number2019: 5.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in World stood at 5.45 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in World peaked at 5.90 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 857,198 number, in 1997.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in World, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in World, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 857,198 number
1998 3.59 million number +318.3%
1999 3.61 million number +0.6%
2000 3.56 million number -1.4%
2001 3.71 million number +4.3%
2002 3.85 million number +3.8%
2003 3.91 million number +1.6%
2004 4.02 million number +2.7%
2005 4.07 million number +1.4%
2006 4.24 million number +4.0%
2007 4.30 million number +1.6%
2008 4.58 million number +6.5%
2009 4.73 million number +3.2%
2010 4.87 million number +3.1%
2011 4.91 million number +0.6%
2012 5.09 million number +3.7%
2013 5.35 million number +5.0%
2014 5.69 million number +6.5%
2015 5.90 million number +3.7%
2016 5.38 million number -8.8%
2017 5.52 million number +2.6%
2018 5.41 million number -1.9%
2019 5.45 million number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.68 million number 857,198 number 3.61 million number 3
2000s 4.10 million number 3.56 million number 4.73 million number 10
2010s 5.36 million number 4.87 million number 5.90 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 869,879 number compare
  2. 2 United States of America 712,165 number compare
  3. 3 Philippines 520,373 number compare
  4. 4 Brazil 515,030 number compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in World?
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in World was 5.45 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 5.90 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 857,198 number in 1997.
How does World rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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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
Last refreshed

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