Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 6.42 million in 2024. β Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 6.42 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 7.9% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 6.42 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 247,503, in 1971.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 113th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 347,510 | 247,503 | 432,405 | 10 |
| 1980s | 680,120 | 469,764 | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 million | 822,494 | 2.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 million | 2.09 million | 3.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 million | 3.68 million | 5.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 million | 5.52 million | 6.42 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 6.42 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.42 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 247,503 in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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