Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 7.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.61 million
Change on year
up 7.0%
Rank
102nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.61 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.07 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 7.61 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 7.61 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.07 million, in 1971.

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 102nd 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 2.65 million
1971 2.07 million -22.0%
1972 2.21 million +6.9%
1973 2.24 million +1.1%
1974 2.27 million +1.5%
1975 2.31 million +1.7%
1976 2.21 million -4.2%
1977 2.40 million +8.4%
1978 2.44 million +1.7%
1979 2.45 million +0.7%
1980 2.46 million +0.3%
1981 2.33 million -5.3%
1982 2.38 million +2.1%
1983 2.38 million +0.2%
1984 2.42 million +1.4%
1985 2.44 million +1.0%
1986 2.41 million -1.4%
1987 2.55 million +5.8%
1988 2.44 million -4.0%
1989 2.46 million +0.8%
1990 2.50 million +1.6%
1991 2.55 million +1.8%
1992 2.58 million +1.5%
1993 2.57 million -0.5%
1994 2.63 million +2.3%
1995 2.65 million +0.9%
1996 2.81 million +6.0%
1997 2.89 million +2.8%
1998 2.93 million +1.2%
1999 2.99 million +2.3%
2000 3.20 million +6.8%
2001 3.42 million +7.0%
2002 3.68 million +7.7%
2003 4.03 million +9.4%
2004 4.26 million +5.8%
2005 4.51 million +5.9%
2006 4.87 million +7.9%
2007 5.07 million +4.2%
2008 5.23 million +3.2%
2009 5.39 million +3.0%
2010 5.52 million +2.4%
2011 5.54 million +0.5%
2012 5.59 million +0.9%
2013 5.74 million +2.7%
2014 5.86 million +2.1%
2015 5.87 million +0.1%
2016 6.05 million +3.1%
2017 6.26 million +3.5%
2018 6.40 million +2.3%
2019 6.62 million +3.6%
2020 6.80 million +2.7%
2021 7.06 million +3.7%
2022 7.12 million +0.9%
2023 7.11 million -0.1%
2024 7.61 million +7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.32 million 2.07 million 2.65 million 10
1980s 2.43 million 2.33 million 2.55 million 10
1990s 2.71 million 2.50 million 2.99 million 10
2000s 4.37 million 3.20 million 5.39 million 10
2010s 5.94 million 5.52 million 6.62 million 10
2020s 7.14 million 6.80 million 7.61 million 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

  1. 99 Mozambique 96,590 compare
  2. 100 Puerto Rico 96,025 compare
  3. 101 Madagascar 95,322 compare
  4. 102 Burkina Faso 94,982 compare
  5. 103 Mongolia 92,261 compare
  6. 104 Croatia 92,083 compare
  7. 105 Slovakia 81,940 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 7.61 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 7.61 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 2.07 million in 1971.
How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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), gaps filled
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Statizoid (derived)
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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.