Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
192
Highest
30.19 million
China (People's Republic of)
Lowest
146
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Median
105,558
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 192 countries. The highest value is 30.19 million in China (People's Republic of); the lowest is 146 in Sint Maarten (Dutch part).
The median across all reporting countries is 105,558, and the mean is 713,692.
Over the past decade 143 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 15,366.7%), and the largest decrease in Laos (down 63.2%).
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People's Republic of) | 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 | Türkiye | 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 | 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 | Slovak Republic | 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 |
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
About this data
February 2026 Data Release