Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) was 27.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend stood at 27.70 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 28.18 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.48 million, in 1971.
That places WB: Post-demographic Dividend 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.14 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.48 million | -44.0% |
| 1972 | 8.98 million | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 9.53 million | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 9.92 million | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 10.45 million | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 11.02 million | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 11.56 million | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 12.00 million | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 12.13 million | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 12.50 million | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 12.85 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 13.53 million | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 13.52 million | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 14.20 million | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 14.02 million | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 14.38 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 14.68 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 15.22 million | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 15.95 million | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 16.61 million | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 16.88 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 17.75 million | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 19.30 million | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 19.11 million | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 19.58 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 20.40 million | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 20.41 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20.38 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 21.01 million | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 21.54 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 22.65 million | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 23.95 million | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 24.77 million | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 25.51 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 25.81 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 26.45 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 26.89 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 27.28 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 27.90 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 28.04 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 28.17 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.04 million | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 27.80 million | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 27.56 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 27.22 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 27.06 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 27.06 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.08 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.47 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 27.79 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 28.10 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 28.09 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 28.18 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 27.70 million | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.92 million | 8.48 million | 15.14 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.09 million | 12.50 million | 15.95 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.14 million | 16.61 million | 21.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.27 million | 21.54 million | 27.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.55 million | 27.06 million | 28.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.97 million | 27.70 million | 28.18 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.3963 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 27.70 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 28.18 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.48 million in 1971.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Post-demographic Dividend 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.