Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 8.88 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) is 8.88 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 8.88 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 556,779, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 810,044 | — |
| 1971 | 556,779 | -31.3% |
| 1972 | 577,587 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 594,673 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 612,222 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 638,806 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 666,775 | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 710,214 | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 746,988 | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 775,988 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 796,894 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 816,377 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 832,385 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 873,282 | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 923,774 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 965,570 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.02 million | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 1.04 million | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.09 million | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 1.12 million | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.18 million | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 1.21 million | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.23 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.27 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.37 million | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.42 million | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.59 million | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 1.55 million | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.68 million | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 1.77 million | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.98 million | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 2.18 million | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 2.33 million | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.62 million | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 2.88 million | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 3.17 million | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 3.53 million | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 3.89 million | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 4.26 million | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 4.45 million | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.97 million | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 5.39 million | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 5.95 million | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 6.21 million | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 6.59 million | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 6.72 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.79 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.95 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.54 million | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 7.84 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 8.19 million | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 8.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.34 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 8.88 million | +6.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -31.3% | 810,044 | 556,779 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 669,008 | 556,779 | 810,044 | 10 |
| 1980s | 948,152 | 796,894 | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 million | 1.18 million | 1.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 million | 1.98 million | 4.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.41 million | 4.97 million | 7.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.29 million | 7.84 million | 8.88 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- 94 Bulgaria 111,893 compare
- 95 Nicaragua 110,644 compare
- 96 El Salvador 110,128 compare
- 97 Georgia 100,987 compare
- 98 Singapore 98,241 compare
- 99 Mozambique 96,590 compare
- 100 Puerto Rico 96,025 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 8.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.88 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 556,779 in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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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February 2026 Data Release