Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 2.29 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 2.29 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 30.7% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 2.29 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 618,916, in 1997.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 160th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 703,265 | 692,535 | 721,367 | 10 |
| 1990s | 666,720 | 618,916 | 730,320 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million | 713,491 | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million | 1.28 million | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 million | 1.54 million | 2.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 157 Bhutan 5,781 compare
- 158 Grenada 5,079 compare
- 159 Luxembourg 4,390 compare
- 160 Eritrea, The State of 4,198 compare
- 161 Eswatini, Kingdom of 4,104 compare
- 162 Guam 3,900 compare
- 163 Gabon 3,662 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 2.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 618,916 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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