Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per square kilometre by country
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
822.76 units per square kilometre
Macau, China
Lowest
0.0054 units per square kilometre
Central African Republic
Median
1.33 units per square kilometre
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
5,416
What the numbers show
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per square kilometre is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 822.76 units per square kilometre in Macau, China; the lowest is 0.0054 units per square kilometre in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.33 units per square kilometre, and the mean is 10.45 units per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 142 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 15,366.7%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 70.7%).
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau, China | 822.76 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 2 | Monaco | 336.85 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 139.09 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Singapore | 136.83 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Bahrain | 39.68 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Malta | 38.4 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Maldives | 35.48 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 187.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Palestine, State of | 23.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 15.75 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 10 | Barbados | 15.36 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Grenada | 14.94 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 13.94 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Lebanon | 13.22 units per square kilometre | 2019 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Korea | 12.61 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Mauritius | 12.42 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Israel | 10.86 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Puerto Rico | 10.83 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 10.2 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 9.19 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 20 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.12 units per square kilometre | 2015 | up 310.4% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.5 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 7.37 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Guam | 7.22 units per square kilometre | 1989 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 24 | India | 7.07 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 25 | San Marino | 6.87 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 26 | Bermuda | 6.35 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 58.7% | rising |
| 27 | El Salvador | 5.43 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 28 | United States Virgin Islands | 5.43 units per square kilometre | 2007 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 29 | Japan | 5.13 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 30 | American Samoa | 4.87 units per square kilometre | 2007 | — | rising |
| 31 | Marshall Islands | 4.84 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 4.81 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 33 | Türkiye | 4.62 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Switzerland | 4.36 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Aruba | 4.32 units per square kilometre | 2016 | down 38.5% | flat |
| 36 | Jamaica | 4.31 units per square kilometre | 2015 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4.29 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 38 | Denmark | 4.28 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 39 | Italy | 4.23 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 40 | Tonga | 4.08 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Kuwait | 4 units per square kilometre | 2021 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 3.76 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 3.59 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.46 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 3.36 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Cyprus | 3.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Comoros | 3.25 units per square kilometre | 2017 | up 279.0% | volatile |
| 48 | China | 3.16 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Andorra | 3.03 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 349.2% | volatile |
| 50 | France | 2.94 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 51 | Austria | 2.89 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Indonesia | 2.82 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Qatar | 2.71 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Poland | 2.63 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Spain | 2.61 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 2.61 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Albania | 2.6 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 58 | British Virgin Islands | 2.56 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 59 | Portugal | 2.51 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Czechia | 2.5 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 2.43 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Ecuador | 2.42 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Liechtenstein | 2.4 units per square kilometre | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 64 | Jordan | 2.4 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 2.35 units per square kilometre | 2019 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Thailand | 2.3 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 67 | Slovenia | 2.29 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 68 | Nepal | 2.23 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 2.19 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Rwanda | 2.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Cuba | 2.02 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 2016 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Ireland | 1.95 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Malaysia | 1.94 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Armenia | 1.91 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.81 units per square kilometre | 2004 | up 176.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 1.75 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 78 | Serbia | 1.73 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 79 | Hungary | 1.73 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Egypt | 1.73 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Cape Verde | 1.71 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Slovakia | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 83 | Morocco | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Croatia | 1.65 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 1.63 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 86 | Pakistan | 1.59 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Panama | 1.56 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Ghana | 1.5 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.49 units per square kilometre | 2008 | up 234.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Fiji | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Mexico | 1.44 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Seychelles | 1.39 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 303.1% | rising |
| 94 | Republic of Moldova | 1.39 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 95 | Honduras | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 2019 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 1.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 1.31 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 506.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Romania | 1.3 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Tunisia | 1.24 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Georgia | 1.23 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.1% | flat |
| 101 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.23 units per square kilometre | 2015 | up 251.6% | rising |
| 102 | Ukraine | 1.2 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 103 | Colombia | 1.19 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 104 | United States of America | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 1.11 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Chile | 0.959 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Lithuania | 0.9565 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 110 | Montenegro | 0.9205 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 0.9194 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.911 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 113 | Argentina | 0.867 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Myanmar | 0.8364 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8127 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 116 | Belarus | 0.8089 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 117 | Peru | 0.774 units per square kilometre | 2017 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Cambodia | 0.7637 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 82.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Togo | 0.7563 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Senegal | 0.7531 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 192.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Brazil | 0.7271 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Uruguay | 0.7193 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Sweden | 0.7073 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 124 | Latvia | 0.698 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 125 | Nigeria | 0.6681 units per square kilometre | 2011 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Samoa | 0.6676 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Burundi | 0.6198 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 128 | South Africa | 0.6171 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 129 | Estonia | 0.6121 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 130 | Finland | 0.5944 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 131 | New Zealand | 0.5642 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Palau | 0.5326 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 133 | Norway | 0.5037 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.4884 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15,366.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.4575 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Lesotho | 0.43 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 178.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Benin | 0.4166 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Algeria | 0.4087 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 139 | Cameroon | 0.3995 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3676 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Kenya | 0.3617 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Uganda | 0.36 units per square kilometre | 2014 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Iraq | 0.3514 units per square kilometre | 2005 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Paraguay | 0.3274 units per square kilometre | 2010 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Burkina Faso | 0.3204 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 264.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Dominica | 0.3027 units per square kilometre | 1993 | up 354.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Belize | 0.2496 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Malawi | 0.2492 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 345.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Eswatini | 0.2386 units per square kilometre | 2013 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Oman | 0.2222 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 0.1772 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 573.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Liberia | 0.1736 units per square kilometre | 2012 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Zimbabwe | 0.1679 units per square kilometre | 2015 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Madagascar | 0.1638 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1599 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Ethiopia | 0.1541 units per square kilometre | 2014 | up 301.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Yemen | 0.1516 units per square kilometre | 2011 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 158 | Guinea | 0.1463 units per square kilometre | 2014 | up 1,234.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Kazakhstan | 0.1413 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 160 | Bhutan | 0.1394 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Iceland | 0.1328 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Angola | 0.132 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Australia | 0.1285 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Russian Federation | 0.1236 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 165 | Mozambique | 0.1228 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 231.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Canada | 0.117 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 167 | Libya | 0.1095 units per square kilometre | 2003 | up 478.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Turkmenistan | 0.1007 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 176.4% | rising |
| 169 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.0928 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 135.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Djibouti | 0.081 units per square kilometre | 2011 | up 806.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Gambia | 0.0698 units per square kilometre | 2012 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Congo | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Haiti | 0.059 units per square kilometre | 1986 | up 135.2% | rising |
| 175 | Guyana | 0.0586 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Mongolia | 0.0569 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 177 | Botswana | 0.0556 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Namibia | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 179 | French Polynesia | 0.041 units per square kilometre | 1992 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 0.036 units per square kilometre | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Eritrea | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | 2016 | up 592.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Zambia | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | 2012 | up 234.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Niger | 0.0241 units per square kilometre | 2019 | up 558.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Mali | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | 2015 | up 224.6% | volatile |
| 185 | New Caledonia | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | 1985 | up 441.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Chad | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 481.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Gabon | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 2003 | up 198.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Suriname | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | rising |
| 189 | Mauritania | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 1999 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Central African Republic | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 2012 | up 228.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.