Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female was 34.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.77 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
31st
of 221 groups
All-time high
34.98 million
in 2011
All-time low
10.81 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: High Income (july 2025) recorded 34.77 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 34.98 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.81 million, in 1971.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.33 million | — |
| 1971 | 10.81 million | -41.0% |
| 1972 | 11.24 million | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 11.86 million | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 12.43 million | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 12.97 million | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 13.87 million | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 14.25 million | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 14.70 million | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 14.84 million | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 15.23 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 15.74 million | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 16.29 million | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 16.33 million | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 17.02 million | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 16.90 million | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 17.17 million | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 17.32 million | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 18.24 million | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 18.65 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 19.30 million | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 19.46 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 20.40 million | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 21.95 million | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 21.99 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 22.50 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 23.63 million | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 23.83 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 24.13 million | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 25.22 million | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 26.22 million | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 27.94 million | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 29.80 million | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 30.94 million | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 31.70 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 32.25 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 32.89 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 33.41 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 33.95 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 34.65 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 34.94 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 34.98 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.57 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 34.16 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 33.71 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 33.37 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 33.07 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 32.86 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.84 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 33.19 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 33.60 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 34.14 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 34.41 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 34.62 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 34.77 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.53 million | 10.81 million | 18.33 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.89 million | 15.23 million | 18.65 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.24 million | 19.30 million | 25.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.38 million | 26.22 million | 34.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.77 million | 32.84 million | 34.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.31 million | 33.60 million | 34.77 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
- 28 Peru 990,756 compare
- 29 Algeria 986,794 compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 944,740 compare
- 31 Poland 840,254 compare
- 32 Uzbekistan 819,005 compare
- 33 Morocco 780,369 compare
- 34 South Africa 748,573 compare
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 34.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.98 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.81 million in 1971.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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