Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 1.54 million in 2020. β Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 1.54 million. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 1.54 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,534, in 1970.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,413 | 12,534 | 39,531 | 10 |
| 1980s | 77,028 | 45,054 | 103,018 | 10 |
| 1990s | 228,428 | 117,313 | 377,304 | 10 |
| 2000s | 678,529 | 450,151 | 860,438 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million | 891,826 | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 million | 1.54 million | 1.54 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- 171 Djibouti 1,877 compare
- 172 Haiti 1,625 compare
- 173 Andorra 1,528 compare
- 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,349 compare
- 175 Saint Lucia 1,333 compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 1,178 compare
- 177 American Samoa 973 compare
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 1.54 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,534 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release