Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 84.03 million in 2024. β Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 84.03 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 84.03 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.36 million, in 1971.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 7.04 million | 5.36 million | 9.48 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.65 million | 7.65 million | 11.60 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.24 million | 11.36 million | 19.85 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.67 million | 21.79 million | 44.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.96 million | 47.20 million | 69.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.42 million | 72.02 million | 84.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 84.03 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.03 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.36 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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