Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 10.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.31 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
89th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.31 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.84 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) stood at 10.31 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 10.31 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.84 million, in 1971.

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 89th 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: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 5.99 million
1971 2.84 million -52.6%
1972 2.93 million +3.2%
1973 3.15 million +7.3%
1974 3.28 million +4.3%
1975 3.36 million +2.4%
1976 3.63 million +8.2%
1977 3.76 million +3.5%
1978 3.82 million +1.5%
1979 3.81 million -0.2%
1980 3.86 million +1.4%
1981 3.80 million -1.7%
1982 4.23 million +11.3%
1983 3.99 million -5.7%
1984 4.48 million +12.4%
1985 4.20 million -6.4%
1986 4.24 million +1.1%
1987 4.36 million +2.8%
1988 4.66 million +6.8%
1989 4.86 million +4.3%
1990 4.88 million +0.4%
1991 4.85 million -0.4%
1992 5.15 million +6.1%
1993 5.46 million +5.9%
1994 5.89 million +8.0%
1995 6.17 million +4.8%
1996 6.50 million +5.3%
1997 6.91 million +6.4%
1998 7.29 million +5.4%
1999 7.54 million +3.6%
2000 7.85 million +4.0%
2001 8.19 million +4.4%
2002 8.49 million +3.7%
2003 8.78 million +3.5%
2004 9.04 million +2.9%
2005 9.23 million +2.1%
2006 9.35 million +1.4%
2007 9.42 million +0.7%
2008 9.55 million +1.4%
2009 9.66 million +1.1%
2010 9.79 million +1.3%
2011 9.75 million -0.3%
2012 9.57 million -1.8%
2013 9.39 million -1.9%
2014 9.34 million -0.6%
2015 9.26 million -0.8%
2016 9.23 million -0.3%
2017 9.31 million +0.8%
2018 9.40 million +1.1%
2019 9.55 million +1.5%
2020 9.73 million +1.9%
2021 10.05 million +3.3%
2022 10.25 million +2.0%
2023 10.31 million +0.6%
2024 10.31 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.66 million 2.84 million 5.99 million 10
1980s 4.27 million 3.80 million 4.86 million 10
1990s 6.06 million 4.85 million 7.54 million 10
2000s 8.96 million 7.85 million 9.66 million 10
2010s 9.46 million 9.23 million 9.79 million 10
2020s 10.13 million 9.73 million 10.31 million 5

Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

  1. 86 Lebanon 135,225 compare
  2. 87 Ireland 134,541 compare
  3. 88 Paraguay 130,070 compare
  4. 89 Uruguay 125,890 compare
  5. 90 Costa Rica 119,754 compare
  6. 91 Panama 115,973 compare
  7. 92 Afghanistan 115,568 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 10.31 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The highest recorded value was 10.31 million in 2023.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.84 million in 1971.
How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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.