Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 25.27 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 25.27 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 25.27 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 580,026, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.05 million | — |
| 1971 | 580,026 | -71.8% |
| 1972 | 2.06 million | +254.5% |
| 1973 | 645,141 | -68.6% |
| 1974 | 2.12 million | +228.6% |
| 1975 | 2.19 million | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 770,616 | -64.8% |
| 1977 | 817,032 | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 860,769 | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 927,306 | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 948,998 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 1.05 million | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 1.10 million | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.25 million | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 1.35 million | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 1.44 million | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 1.54 million | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 1.62 million | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 1.54 million | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.63 million | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 1.76 million | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 1.84 million | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 3.34 million | +81.4% |
| 1993 | 3.40 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.45 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.97 million | -42.8% |
| 1996 | 2.37 million | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 2.55 million | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 3.85 million | +51.0% |
| 1999 | 3.94 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 4.02 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 4.36 million | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 4.69 million | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 4.94 million | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 5.17 million | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 5.50 million | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 6.08 million | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 6.89 million | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 7.92 million | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 8.70 million | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 9.98 million | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 13.02 million | +30.5% |
| 2012 | 14.80 million | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 15.18 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 16.56 million | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 17.46 million | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 17.75 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.51 million | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 19.36 million | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 20.79 million | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 21.60 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 22.81 million | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 23.23 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 24.82 million | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 25.27 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.30 million | 580,026 | 2.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 million | 948,998 | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.85 million | 1.76 million | 3.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.83 million | 4.02 million | 8.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.34 million | 9.98 million | 20.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.55 million | 21.60 million | 25.27 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 25.27 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.27 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 580,026 in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 45th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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.
Computed from
- 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.