Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 17.94 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) stood at 17.94 million.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 18.45 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 779,496, in 1971.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 54th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.34 million | — |
| 1971 | 779,496 | -41.7% |
| 1972 | 937,549 | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 1.46 million | +55.9% |
| 1974 | 1.52 million | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1.52 million | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.74 million | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 1.90 million | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 2.02 million | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 2.06 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.21 million | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 2.50 million | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 2.50 million | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.70 million | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 5.76 million | +113.5% |
| 1985 | 6.26 million | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 3.20 million | -48.8% |
| 1987 | 3.45 million | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 3.49 million | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 3.68 million | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 3.76 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.81 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.28 million | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 4.09 million | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 4.23 million | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 7.23 million | +70.9% |
| 1996 | 4.69 million | -35.2% |
| 1997 | 7.72 million | +64.6% |
| 1998 | 5.48 million | -28.9% |
| 1999 | 5.95 million | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 6.34 million | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 6.76 million | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 7.32 million | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 7.82 million | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 8.29 million | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 8.83 million | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 10.91 million | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 10.42 million | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 11.36 million | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 11.83 million | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 12.35 million | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 12.88 million | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 13.31 million | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 13.75 million | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 14.31 million | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 14.71 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 15.34 million | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 15.77 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 15.96 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 16.24 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 16.65 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 17.40 million | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 17.87 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 18.45 million | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 17.94 million | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.53 million | 779,496 | 2.06 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.57 million | 2.21 million | 6.26 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.12 million | 3.76 million | 7.72 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.99 million | 6.34 million | 11.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.46 million | 12.35 million | 16.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.66 million | 16.65 million | 18.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 17.94 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.45 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 779,496 in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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.