Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 1.92 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.92 million
Change on year
up 33.5%
Rank
167th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.09 million
in 2008
All-time low
1.20 million
in 1996
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1993–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1993200820241993: 1.3M1994: 1.2M1995: 1.2M1996: 1.2M1997: 1.3M1998: 1.3M1999: 1.3M2000: 1.4M2001: 1.5M2002: 1.6M2003: 1.7M2004: 1.8M2005: 1.9M2006: 2.0M2007: 2.1M2008: 2.1M2009: 2.1M2010: 2.0M2011: 1.9M2012: 1.8M2013: 1.7M2014: 1.7M2015: 1.5M2016: 1.4M2017: 1.4M2018: 1.4M2019: 1.4M2020: 1.4M2021: 1.4M2022: 1.4M2023: 1.4M2024: 1.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 1.92 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in 2024.

The figure is up 33.5% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 2.09 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.20 million, in 1996.

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 167th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1993 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1993 1.27 million
1994 1.24 million -2.9%
1995 1.23 million -0.6%
1996 1.20 million -2.2%
1997 1.34 million +11.8%
1998 1.29 million -4.2%
1999 1.29 million +0.3%
2000 1.35 million +4.7%
2001 1.46 million +7.7%
2002 1.60 million +9.6%
2003 1.70 million +6.8%
2004 1.83 million +7.2%
2005 1.89 million +3.4%
2006 1.98 million +5.1%
2007 2.05 million +3.3%
2008 2.09 million +2.1%
2009 2.06 million -1.8%
2010 1.97 million -4.4%
2011 1.88 million -4.2%
2012 1.77 million -5.7%
2013 1.72 million -2.9%
2014 1.68 million -2.6%
2015 1.49 million -11.4%
2016 1.43 million -3.8%
2017 1.42 million -1.0%
2018 1.39 million -1.9%
2019 1.43 million +2.8%
2020 1.43 million -0.1%
2021 1.45 million +1.5%
2022 1.45 million +0.0%
2023 1.44 million -0.6%
2024 1.92 million +33.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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.

YearChange FromTo
2024 +33.5% 1.44 million 1.92 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.27 million 1.20 million 1.34 million 7
2000s 1.80 million 1.35 million 2.09 million 10
2010s 1.62 million 1.39 million 1.97 million 10
2020s 1.54 million 1.43 million 1.92 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 164 Papua New Guinea 3,498 compare
  2. 165 Central African Republic 3,369 compare
  3. 166 Sierra Leone 2,602 compare
  4. 167 Tonga 2,536 compare
  5. 168 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,372 compare
  6. 169 Samoa 1,970 compare
  7. 170 United States Virgin Islands 1,900 compare

See the full ranking of 416 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.92 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 2.09 million in 2008.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million in 1996.
How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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