Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)

ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 8.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.18 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
101st
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.18 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.33 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) stood at 8.18 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 8.18 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.33 million, in 1971.

ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 101st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 4.43 million
1971 2.33 million -47.3%
1972 2.41 million +3.4%
1973 2.60 million +7.6%
1974 2.67 million +2.9%
1975 2.71 million +1.3%
1976 2.92 million +8.0%
1977 3.00 million +2.6%
1978 3.02 million +0.6%
1979 3.03 million +0.3%
1980 3.09 million +2.1%
1981 3.07 million -0.7%
1982 3.50 million +14.1%
1983 3.29 million -6.0%
1984 3.79 million +15.2%
1985 3.51 million -7.4%
1986 3.58 million +1.9%
1987 3.67 million +2.5%
1988 3.95 million +7.6%
1989 4.11 million +4.2%
1990 4.12 million +0.1%
1991 4.05 million -1.7%
1992 4.32 million +6.7%
1993 4.53 million +5.0%
1994 4.82 million +6.4%
1995 4.97 million +3.2%
1996 5.10 million +2.6%
1997 5.37 million +5.2%
1998 5.72 million +6.6%
1999 5.76 million +0.7%
2000 5.90 million +2.4%
2001 6.05 million +2.5%
2002 6.20 million +2.6%
2003 6.37 million +2.7%
2004 6.51 million +2.3%
2005 6.59 million +1.2%
2006 6.63 million +0.7%
2007 6.62 million -0.2%
2008 6.65 million +0.4%
2009 6.71 million +0.9%
2010 6.83 million +1.7%
2011 6.88 million +0.8%
2012 6.85 million -0.5%
2013 6.80 million -0.8%
2014 6.88 million +1.2%
2015 6.91 million +0.5%
2016 6.96 million +0.7%
2017 7.09 million +1.8%
2018 7.23 million +2.0%
2019 7.42 million +2.6%
2020 7.61 million +2.6%
2021 7.91 million +4.0%
2022 8.09 million +2.2%
2023 8.18 million +1.2%
2024 8.18 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.91 million 2.33 million 4.43 million 10
1980s 3.56 million 3.07 million 4.11 million 10
1990s 4.88 million 4.05 million 5.76 million 10
2000s 6.42 million 5.90 million 6.71 million 10
2010s 6.99 million 6.80 million 7.42 million 10
2020s 8.00 million 7.61 million 8.18 million 5

Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)

  1. 98 Singapore 98,241 compare
  2. 99 Mozambique 96,590 compare
  3. 100 Puerto Rico 96,025 compare
  4. 101 Madagascar 95,322 compare
  5. 102 Burkina Faso 94,982 compare
  6. 103 Mongolia 92,261 compare
  7. 104 Croatia 92,083 compare

See the full ranking of 416 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 8.18 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
The highest recorded value was 8.18 million in 2023.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.33 million in 1971.
How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 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)
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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.