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. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
2.29 million
Change on year
up 30.7%
Rank
160th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.29 million
in 2024
All-time low
618,916
in 1997
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1980200220241980: 695.0k1981: 703.8k1982: 692.5k1983: 695.4k1984: 700.5k1985: 702.9k1986: 721.4k1987: 703.7k1988: 711.3k1989: 706.2k1990: 715.0k1991: 730.3k1992: 717.9k1993: 680.1k1994: 656.5k1995: 651.5k1996: 623.0k1997: 618.9k1998: 642.6k1999: 631.3k2000: 713.5k2001: 779.0k2002: 858.2k2003: 925.7k2004: 1.0M2005: 1.1M2006: 1.2M2007: 1.2M2008: 1.3M2009: 1.3M2010: 1.3M2011: 1.3M2012: 1.3M2013: 1.4M2014: 1.4M2015: 1.3M2016: 1.3M2017: 1.3M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.4M2020: 1.5M2021: 1.6M2022: 1.7M2023: 1.8M2024: 2.3M

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 157 Bhutan 5,781 compare
  2. 158 Grenada 5,079 compare
  3. 159 Luxembourg 4,390 compare
  4. 160 Eritrea, The State of 4,198 compare
  5. 161 Eswatini, Kingdom of 4,104 compare
  6. 162 Guam 3,900 compare
  7. 163 Gabon 3,662 compare

See the full ranking of 416 places β†’

More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)

All data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) β†’

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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,247 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release