Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 34.83 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 34.83 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 34.83 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.86 million, in 1971.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 30th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.93 million | — |
| 1971 | 11.86 million | -33.8% |
| 1972 | 12.37 million | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 12.94 million | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 13.44 million | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 13.92 million | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 14.62 million | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 15.15 million | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 15.57 million | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 15.77 million | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 16.13 million | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 16.32 million | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 16.98 million | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 16.87 million | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 17.46 million | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 17.21 million | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 17.41 million | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 17.59 million | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 17.92 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 18.54 million | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 19.11 million | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 19.24 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 20.04 million | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 20.21 million | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 20.69 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 21.03 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 21.58 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 21.44 million | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 22.11 million | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 23.08 million | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 23.60 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 25.45 million | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 27.48 million | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 28.81 million | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 29.72 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 30.43 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 31.34 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 31.88 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 32.35 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 33.05 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 33.33 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 33.37 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 32.98 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 32.65 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 32.19 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 31.81 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 31.63 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.73 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.93 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.40 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 33.01 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 33.82 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 34.15 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 34.37 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 34.83 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.36 million | 11.86 million | 17.93 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.24 million | 16.13 million | 18.54 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.85 million | 19.11 million | 23.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.41 million | 23.60 million | 33.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.40 million | 31.63 million | 33.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.03 million | 33.01 million | 34.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1056 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 34.83 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.83 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.86 million in 1971.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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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How this figure is calculated
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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- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
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.