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
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1970–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,026 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0015 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0012 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 25.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 18.22 million (2024)
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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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.