Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 34.83 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 34.83 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 34.83 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.86 million, in 1971.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.36 million | 11.86 million | 17.93 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.24 million | 16.13 million | 18.54 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.85 million | 19.11 million | 23.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.41 million | 23.60 million | 33.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.40 million | 31.63 million | 33.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.03 million | 33.01 million | 34.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 34.83 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.83 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.86 million in 1971.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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