Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)

ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 3.64 million in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
3.64 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.64 million
in 2021
All-time low
160,372
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2021

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019952021

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2021, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 3.64 million. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 3.64 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 160,372, in 1970.

That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 160,372
1971 162,033 +1.0%
1972 173,700 +7.2%
1973 190,414 +9.6%
1974 207,470 +9.0%
1975 228,191 +10.0%
1976 256,758 +12.5%
1977 276,936 +7.9%
1978 294,236 +6.2%
1979 310,237 +5.4%
1980 328,991 +6.0%
1981 356,145 +8.3%
1982 387,124 +8.7%
1983 408,954 +5.6%
1984 425,691 +4.1%
1985 433,873 +1.9%
1986 419,057 -3.4%
1987 423,810 +1.1%
1988 471,346 +11.2%
1989 455,192 -3.4%
1990 459,865 +1.0%
1991 455,241 -1.0%
1992 535,534 +17.6%
1993 617,402 +15.3%
1994 706,610 +14.4%
1995 805,192 +14.0%
1996 912,959 +13.4%
1997 1.03 million +12.6%
1998 1.16 million +12.9%
1999 1.30 million +11.8%
2000 1.37 million +5.3%
2001 1.48 million +8.6%
2002 1.65 million +11.2%
2003 1.67 million +1.0%
2004 1.78 million +6.9%
2005 1.90 million +6.7%
2006 2.04 million +7.1%
2007 2.02 million -0.6%
2008 2.23 million +10.1%
2009 2.36 million +5.8%
2010 2.53 million +7.3%
2011 2.41 million -4.7%
2012 2.49 million +3.4%
2013 2.62 million +5.0%
2014 2.71 million +3.6%
2015 2.97 million +9.4%
2016 3.04 million +2.5%
2017 3.17 million +4.4%
2018 3.38 million +6.5%
2019 3.42 million +1.3%
2020 3.60 million +5.0%
2021 3.64 million +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 226,035 160,372 310,237 10
1980s 411,018 328,991 471,346 10
1990s 797,958 455,241 1.30 million 10
2000s 1.85 million 1.37 million 2.36 million 10
2010s 2.87 million 2.41 million 3.42 million 10
2020s 3.62 million 3.60 million 3.64 million 2

Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)

  1. 141 Congo 21,953 compare
  2. 142 Chad 18,967 compare
  3. 143 Liberia 16,718 compare
  4. 144 Trinidad and Tobago 13,691 compare
  5. 145 Iceland 13,388 compare
  6. 146 Lesotho 13,054 compare
  7. 147 Guyana 12,808 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 3.64 million in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
The highest recorded value was 3.64 million in 2021.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
The lowest recorded value was 160,372 in 1970.
How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.