Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 4.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.50 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
134th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.69 million
in 2016
All-time low
662,122
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) stood at 4.50 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 4.69 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 662,122, in 1971.

That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 2.32 million
1971 662,122 -71.4%
1972 707,449 +6.8%
1973 758,170 +7.2%
1974 830,035 +9.5%
1975 910,915 +9.7%
1976 981,955 +7.8%
1977 1.03 million +5.1%
1978 1.11 million +7.3%
1979 1.10 million -0.4%
1980 1.12 million +1.8%
1981 1.19 million +6.2%
1982 1.23 million +3.0%
1983 1.31 million +6.3%
1984 1.41 million +7.5%
1985 1.54 million +9.3%
1986 1.57 million +1.9%
1987 1.64 million +4.7%
1988 1.74 million +6.1%
1989 1.82 million +4.8%
1990 1.93 million +6.1%
1991 2.05 million +5.8%
1992 2.19 million +7.1%
1993 3.47 million +58.1%
1994 2.99 million -13.8%
1995 3.13 million +4.8%
1996 3.79 million +20.9%
1997 4.15 million +9.6%
1998 3.76 million -9.6%
1999 3.83 million +2.0%
2000 4.47 million +16.8%
2001 4.48 million +0.3%
2002 4.52 million +0.9%
2003 4.54 million +0.3%
2004 4.54 million +0.0%
2005 4.53 million -0.2%
2006 4.49 million -0.7%
2007 4.53 million +0.8%
2008 4.58 million +1.1%
2009 4.60 million +0.5%
2010 4.63 million +0.6%
2011 4.62 million -0.2%
2012 4.62 million +0.1%
2013 4.64 million +0.3%
2014 4.67 million +0.7%
2015 4.68 million +0.2%
2016 4.69 million +0.2%
2017 4.60 million -1.9%
2018 4.54 million -1.4%
2019 4.61 million +1.6%
2020 4.60 million -0.1%
2021 4.58 million -0.5%
2022 4.51 million -1.4%
2023 4.51 million +0.0%
2024 4.50 million -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.04 million 662,122 2.32 million 10
1980s 1.46 million 1.12 million 1.82 million 10
1990s 3.13 million 1.93 million 4.15 million 10
2000s 4.53 million 4.47 million 4.60 million 10
2010s 4.63 million 4.54 million 4.69 million 10
2020s 4.54 million 4.50 million 4.60 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

  1. 131 Fiji 31,963 compare
  2. 132 Bahrain 31,329 compare
  3. 133 Niger 30,508 compare
  4. 134 Macau, China 30,211 compare
  5. 135 Estonia 26,591 compare
  6. 136 Mauritius 25,882 compare
  7. 137 Zambia 24,494 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 ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 4.50 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The highest recorded value was 4.69 million in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The lowest recorded value was 662,122 in 1971.
How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled
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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.