Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
195
Highest
30.19 million
China
Lowest
9
Saint Helena
Median
98,241
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
17,247
What the numbers show
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 30.19 million in China; the lowest is 9 in Saint Helena.
The median across all reporting countries is 98,241, and the mean is 702,713.
Over the past decade 144 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 15,366.7%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 83.6%).
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 30.19 million | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 21.75 million | 2025 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 10.46 million | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 4 | Brazil | 6.27 million | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 5.34 million | 2023 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkey | 3.56 million | 2023 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 2.91 million | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Philippines | 2.87 million | 2024 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 2.37 million | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Russia | 2.28 million | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 11 | Egypt | 1.92 million | 2025 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 1.87 million | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 1.81 million | 2023 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 1.81 million | 2024 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Germany | 1.66 million | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 16 | Iran | 1.64 million | 2022 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 1.60 million | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 18 | Vietnam | 1.35 million | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 1.34 million | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 1.33 million | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Colombia | 1.32 million | 2022 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Venezuela | 1.31 million | 2008 | up 234.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Italy | 1.25 million | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 24 | South Korea | 1.23 million | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Thailand | 1.23 million | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 1.05 million | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Canada | 1.03 million | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 28 | Peru | 990,756 | 2017 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Algeria | 986,794 | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 944,740 | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 840,254 | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 819,005 | 2025 | up 735.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 780,369 | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | 748,573 | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 732,193 | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 707,981 | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 37 | Malaysia | 660,174 | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Nigeria | 608,519 | 2011 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Ecuador | 601,784 | 2023 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Myanmar | 545,901 | 2018 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Netherlands | 530,206 | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 433,746 | 2023 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 412,488 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 44 | Syria | 361,423 | 2016 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Nepal | 358,140 | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 351,889 | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Ghana | 348,297 | 2024 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Sudan | 325,489 | 2015 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 49 | Belgium | 311,113 | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 50 | Sweden | 300,133 | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 51 | Romania | 298,137 | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Guatemala | 279,477 | 2023 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Kenya | 273,073 | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Austria | 242,725 | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Israel | 237,721 | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Jordan | 234,416 | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Portugal | 230,157 | 2023 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 222,100 | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Cameroon | 219,663 | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 210,402 | 2020 | up 135.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Tunisia | 193,362 | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Czechia | 193,143 | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Libya | 192,721 | 2003 | up 478.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Finland | 187,925 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 65 | Norway | 185,801 | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 66 | United Arab Emirates | 185,568 | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Cuba | 178,118 | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Ethiopia | 173,906 | 2014 | up 301.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Switzerland | 173,465 | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Angola | 170,853 | 2024 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 170,192 | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 72 | Hungary | 169,838 | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Denmark | 168,047 | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 74 | Cambodia | 165,994 | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Cote d'Ivoire | 164,439 | 2024 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Belarus | 160,709 | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 154,588 | 2024 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Iraq | 153,711 | 2005 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 152,021 | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 80 | New Zealand | 151,526 | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Hong Kong | 149,968 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Serbia | 147,656 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 83 | Senegal | 145,925 | 2024 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Honduras | 145,659 | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Palestine | 139,419 | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 86 | Lebanon | 135,225 | 2019 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Ireland | 134,541 | 2022 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Paraguay | 130,070 | 2010 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Uruguay | 125,890 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 119,754 | 2019 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Panama | 115,973 | 2023 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 115,568 | 2020 | up 573.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Tanzania | 113,627 | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 111,893 | 2024 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 110,644 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | El Salvador | 110,128 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 97 | Georgia | 100,987 | 2025 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 98 | Singapore | 98,241 | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Mozambique | 96,590 | 2018 | up 231.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Puerto Rico | 96,025 | 2023 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 101 | Madagascar | 95,322 | 2023 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Burkina Faso | 94,982 | 2024 | up 263.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Mongolia | 92,261 | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 104 | Croatia | 92,083 | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 105 | Slovakia | 81,940 | 2024 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 106 | Yemen | 80,059 | 2011 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 107 | Oman | 76,326 | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | 72,517 | 2024 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Uganda | 72,183 | 2014 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Kuwait | 71,259 | 2021 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Albania | 70,419 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Rwanda | 59,030 | 2024 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Lithuania | 58,252 | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 114 | Armenia | 55,977 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 115 | Turkmenistan | 51,448 | 2024 | up 200.7% | rising |
| 116 | Benin | 46,977 | 2022 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Jamaica | 46,647 | 2015 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46,642 | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 119 | Slovenia | 46,188 | 2023 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 120 | Moldova | 46,028 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 121 | Latvia | 43,211 | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 122 | Namibia | 42,907 | 2022 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Togo | 41,135 | 2020 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Malawi | 40,807 | 2024 | up 581.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Burundi | 39,547 | 2025 | up 209.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Guinea | 35,943 | 2014 | up 1,234.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Cyprus | 34,520 | 2024 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 128 | North Macedonia | 33,618 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 129 | Botswana | 32,975 | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Qatar | 32,446 | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Fiji | 31,963 | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Bahrain | 31,329 | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Niger | 30,508 | 2019 | up 558.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Macao | 30,211 | 2024 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Estonia | 26,591 | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 136 | Mauritius | 25,882 | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Zambia | 24,494 | 2012 | up 234.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Mali | 24,246 | 2015 | up 224.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Laos | 22,851 | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Gambia | 22,110 | 2024 | up 3,031.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Congo | 21,953 | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Chad | 18,967 | 2020 | up 481.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Liberia | 16,718 | 2012 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13,691 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Iceland | 13,388 | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Lesotho | 13,054 | 2018 | up 178.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Guyana | 12,808 | 2024 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Montenegro | 12,381 | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 149 | Malta | 12,288 | 2023 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Maldives | 10,644 | 2022 | up 187.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Mauritania | 9,204 | 2020 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Brunei | 7,631 | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Cape Verde | 6,878 | 2018 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Belize | 6,254 | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Comoros | 6,052 | 2017 | up 279.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Barbados | 6,037 | 2025 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Bhutan | 5,781 | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Grenada | 5,079 | 2018 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Luxembourg | 4,390 | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Eritrea | 4,198 | 2016 | up 592.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Eswatini | 4,104 | 2013 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Guam | 3,900 | 1989 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 163 | Gabon | 3,662 | 2003 | up 198.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Papua New Guinea | 3,498 | 1999 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Central African Republic | 3,369 | 2012 | up 228.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | 2,602 | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Tonga | 2,536 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,372 | 2015 | up 310.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Samoa | 1,970 | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 170 | United States Virgin Islands | 1,900 | 2007 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 171 | Djibouti | 1,877 | 2011 | up 806.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Haiti | 1,625 | 1986 | up 135.2% | rising |
| 173 | Andorra | 1,528 | 2024 | up 436.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,349 | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 1,333 | 2023 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,178 | 2015 | up 251.6% | rising |
| 177 | American Samoa | 973 | 2007 | — | rising |
| 178 | Monaco | 818 | 2024 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 179 | Suriname | 811 | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 180 | Marshall Islands | 792 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 181 | Seychelles | 761 | 2024 | up 126.5% | rising |
| 182 | Aruba | 589 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 183 | San Marino | 489 | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 184 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 464 | 2023 | up 15,366.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Palau | 444 | 2024 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 186 | British Virgin Islands | 440 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 187 | Liechtenstein | 384 | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 188 | Bermuda | 343 | 2023 | down 58.7% | rising |
| 189 | New Caledonia | 336 | 1985 | up 441.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Dominica | 227 | 1993 | up 354.0% | volatile |
| 191 | French Polynesia | 150 | 1992 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 146 | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 193 | Cook Islands | 91 | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Anguilla | 45 | 2008 | up 275.0% | rising |
| 195 | Saint Helena | 9 | 1982 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 139.06 million
- SDG: World 139.06 million
- UIS: World 139.06 million
- WB: World 139.06 million
- UNICEF: World 138.78 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 112.54 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 110.19 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 107.22 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 107.13 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 104.47 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 99.39 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 84.03 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 75.66 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 62.28 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 57.52 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 50.02 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 47.23 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 47.14 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 47.14 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 47.05 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 46.19 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 46.05 million
- AIMS: East Asia 45.96 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 42.74 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 42.73 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 42.58 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 41.24 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 38.00 million
- WB: Oecd Members 36.48 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 34.83 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 34.77 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 33.69 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 33.69 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 31.93 million
- MDG: Eastern Asia 31.84 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 31.10 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 29.82 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 28.68 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 28.43 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 27.70 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release