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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) by country

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.

Countries reporting
186
Highest
24.38 million number
China
Lowest
150 number
French Polynesia
Median
92,619 number
Years covered
51
1970–2020
Data points
7,150

What the numbers show

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 24.38 million number in China; the lowest is 150 number in French Polynesia.

The median across all reporting countries is 92,619 number, and the mean is 634,744 number.

Over the past decade 142 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 2,213.5%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 71.6%).

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 24.38 million number 2019 up 69.0% volatile
2 India 17.49 million number 2019 up 140.5% volatile
3 United States 10.72 million number 2018 — flat
4 Brazil 4.97 million number 2018 up 49.7% volatile
5 Indonesia 4.21 million number 2018 up 101.0% volatile
6 Turkey 3.51 million number 2018 up 222.0% volatile
7 Russia 3.06 million number 2018 down 43.0% rising
8 Mexico 2.31 million number 2018 up 75.1% volatile
9 Philippines 1.99 million number 2017 up 47.3% rising
10 Argentina 1.94 million number 2017 up 47.2% volatile
11 Japan 1.85 million number 2018 up 2.6% rising
12 Iran 1.69 million number 2018 down 6.2% volatile
13 Germany 1.53 million number 2018 up 16.6% rising
14 Bangladesh 1.51 million number 2019 up 158.3% volatile
15 Egypt 1.45 million number 2017 up 38.4% volatile
16 France 1.43 million number 2018 up 19.4% rising
17 United Kingdom 1.40 million number 2018 up 5.2% volatile
18 Thailand 1.39 million number 2016 up 16.6% rising
19 Venezuela 1.31 million number 2008 up 234.6% volatile
20 South Korea 1.30 million number 2018 up 5.7% volatile
21 Colombia 1.28 million number 2018 up 74.8% volatile
22 Vietnam 1.25 million number 2016 up 81.5% volatile
23 Spain 1.10 million number 2018 up 14.2% volatile
24 Italy 1.05 million number 2018 down 9.1% rising
25 Peru 990,756 number 2017 up 104.6% volatile
26 Algeria 983,309 number 2018 up 90.1% rising
27 Australia 948,506 number 2018 — volatile
28 Canada 908,817 number 2018 up 10.7% rising
29 Poland 884,759 number 2018 down 29.1% volatile
30 Pakistan 842,222 number 2018 up 94.3% volatile
31 Ukraine 828,353 number 2019 down 46.0% flat
32 Saudi Arabia 824,151 number 2019 up 98.9% volatile
33 South Africa 695,479 number 2018 up 19.2% rising
34 Malaysia 668,868 number 2019 up 20.2% volatile
35 Chile 664,996 number 2018 up 65.5% volatile
36 Nigeria 608,519 number 2011 up 101.5% volatile
37 Morocco 555,146 number 2019 up 181.7% volatile
38 Myanmar 545,901 number 2018 up 85.6% volatile
39 Netherlands 463,184 number 2018 up 48.9% rising
40 Greece 373,779 number 2018 up 23.0% volatile
41 Kazakhstan 370,149 number 2019 down 13.0% rising
42 Syria 361,423 number 2016 up 82.3% volatile
43 Dominican Republic 355,946 number 2017 up 102.3% volatile
44 Ecuador 354,570 number 2015 up 25.5% volatile
45 Sudan 325,489 number 2015 up 70.2% rising
46 Romania 291,843 number 2018 down 51.0% volatile
47 Belgium 286,471 number 2018 up 29.6% rising
48 Sweden 259,086 number 2018 up 5.6% rising
49 Ethiopia 243,409 number 2014 up 462.1% volatile
50 Kenya 238,831 number 2017 up 464.5% volatile
51 Nepal 231,560 number 2019 up 101.7% volatile
52 Austria 227,756 number 2018 up 0.8% volatile
53 Ghana 222,019 number 2019 up 193.0% volatile
54 Israel 214,965 number 2018 up 18.9% volatile
55 Belarus 205,903 number 2018 down 35.1% rising
56 Sri Lanka 201,039 number 2019 up 18.6% volatile
57 Guatemala 196,430 number 2015 up 65.3% volatile
58 Libya 192,721 number 2003 up 478.1% volatile
59 Portugal 190,586 number 2018 down 5.5% volatile
60 Czechia 187,795 number 2018 down 13.7% volatile
61 Cuba 177,266 number 2018 down 70.7% volatile
62 Denmark 175,733 number 2018 up 31.3% rising
63 Jordan 172,732 number 2018 up 32.1% volatile
64 Tunisia 169,096 number 2019 down 23.0% volatile
65 Norway 167,640 number 2018 up 29.6% volatile
66 Democratic Republic of Congo 166,032 number 2016 up 169.8% volatile
67 Uzbekistan 160,028 number 2019 up 31.5% falling
68 Finland 156,317 number 2018 down 6.9% rising
69 New Zealand 155,353 number 2018 up 4.2% volatile
70 Cameroon 154,855 number 2018 up 138.1% volatile
71 Iraq 153,711 number 2005 up 65.5% volatile
72 Hong Kong 153,653 number 2019 up 20.8% volatile
73 Switzerland 152,824 number 2018 up 38.2% volatile
74 Hungary 152,640 number 2018 down 36.3% volatile
75 Honduras 151,819 number 2018 up 71.3% volatile
76 Serbia 141,679 number 2019 up 8.7% rising
77 Lebanon 135,225 number 2019 up 26.2% volatile
78 Palestine 133,459 number 2019 up 31.4% rising
79 Paraguay 130,070 number 2010 up 175.0% volatile
80 Bulgaria 126,871 number 2018 down 13.3% rising
81 Puerto Rico 126,571 number 2018 down 7.9% rising
82 Kyrgyzstan 120,240 number 2019 down 21.1% rising
83 Ireland 120,154 number 2018 up 24.1% volatile
84 Costa Rica 119,754 number 2019 up 12.4% volatile
85 Angola 115,884 number 2016 up 2,213.5% volatile
86 Tajikistan 111,535 number 2017 up 89.0% rising
87 Azerbaijan 111,437 number 2019 up 24.6% rising
88 Cambodia 106,952 number 2019 up 77.8% volatile
89 El Salvador 102,513 number 2018 up 35.5% rising
90 Singapore 101,557 number 2018 up 4.1% volatile
91 Panama 97,350 number 2016 up 22.1% volatile
92 Mozambique 96,590 number 2018 up 231.9% volatile
93 Croatia 94,021 number 2018 up 20.1% rising
94 Afghanistan 91,217 number 2018 up 431.5% volatile
95 Mongolia 90,094 number 2018 down 2.4% rising
96 United Arab Emirates 89,910 number 2017 up 86.0% volatile
97 Cote d'Ivoire 89,430 number 2017 up 71.3% volatile
98 Slovakia 85,206 number 2018 down 38.4% rising
99 Senegal 83,783 number 2019 up 140.2% volatile
100 Albania 82,943 number 2019 up 57.7% volatile
101 Yemen 80,059 number 2011 up 67.9% rising
102 Georgia 76,055 number 2019 up 45.4% falling
103 Kuwait 75,166 number 2019 up 217.1% volatile
104 Uganda 72,183 number 2014 up 112.8% volatile
105 Uruguay 70,241 number 2006 up 16.5% volatile
106 Madagascar 70,185 number 2018 up 139.5% volatile
107 Oman 68,232 number 2019 up 81.1% volatile
108 Lithuania 66,746 number 2018 down 45.6% rising
109 Zimbabwe 64,933 number 2015 up 52.6% volatile
110 Tanzania 60,889 number 2019 up 58.6% volatile
111 Laos 52,981 number 2019 up 6.7% volatile
112 Nicaragua 52,349 number 2002 up 194.2% volatile
113 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52,009 number 2019 down 11.9% rising
114 Armenia 50,143 number 2019 down 39.6% falling
115 Latvia 47,400 number 2018 down 42.4% rising
116 Burkina Faso 46,735 number 2019 up 205.7% volatile
117 Jamaica 46,647 number 2015 up 49.3% volatile
118 Moldova 45,782 number 2019 down 40.9% flat
119 Slovenia 44,044 number 2018 down 34.4% volatile
120 Benin 41,631 number 2018 up 145.5% volatile
121 Namibia 37,554 number 2017 up 509.4% volatile
122 Guinea 35,943 number 2014 up 1,234.7% volatile
123 Togo 35,004 number 2019 up 149.2% volatile
124 North Macedonia 33,358 number 2018 down 4.3% rising
125 Rwanda 33,173 number 2019 up 38.0% volatile
126 Niger 30,508 number 2019 up 558.4% volatile
127 Botswana 30,129 number 2019 up 209.7% volatile
128 Bahrain 27,852 number 2019 up 22.2% volatile
129 Estonia 26,871 number 2018 down 36.1% rising
130 Cyprus 25,047 number 2018 up 98.9% volatile
131 Qatar 24,627 number 2019 up 192.3% volatile
132 Zambia 24,494 number 2012 up 234.4% volatile
133 Mali 24,246 number 2015 up 224.6% volatile
134 Mauritius 22,499 number 2017 up 83.1% volatile
135 Congo 21,888 number 2017 up 440.4% volatile
136 Macao 19,351 number 2019 up 34.0% volatile
137 Liberia 16,718 number 2012 down 9.4% volatile
138 Burundi 15,917 number 2018 up 190.3% volatile
139 Lesotho 13,054 number 2018 up 178.3% volatile
140 Montenegro 12,549 number 2019 down 0.1% rising
141 Iceland 11,339 number 2018 up 5.8% volatile
142 Maldives 9,384 number 2017 up 250.3% volatile
143 Chad 9,354 number 2015 up 1,157.3% volatile
144 Trinidad and Tobago 9,285 number 2004 up 176.3% volatile
145 Mauritania 8,736 number 2019 up 147.8% volatile
146 Barbados 8,588 number 2011 up 52.3% volatile
147 Malta 8,513 number 2018 up 55.2% volatile
148 Cape Verde 6,878 number 2018 up 86.1% volatile
149 Fiji 6,747 number 2005 — volatile
150 Brunei 6,454 number 2019 up 69.0% volatile
151 Belize 6,162 number 2019 up 41.2% volatile
152 Bhutan 5,963 number 2020 up 196.4% volatile
153 Guyana 5,917 number 2012 up 30.8% volatile
154 Grenada 5,079 number 2018 up 33.0% volatile
155 Malawi 4,779 number 2011 up 383.7% volatile
156 Eritrea 4,198 number 2016 up 592.7% volatile
157 Eswatini 4,104 number 2013 up 44.8% volatile
158 Guam 3,900 number 1989 up 77.3% rising
159 Gabon 3,662 number 2003 up 198.5% volatile
160 Luxembourg 3,658 number 2018 up 151.8% volatile
161 Papua New Guinea 3,498 number 1999 up 123.5% volatile
162 Central African Republic 3,369 number 2012 up 228.0% volatile
163 Suriname 3,213 number 2002 up 41.2% rising
164 Comoros 2,864 number 2014 up 288.6% volatile
165 Sierra Leone 2,602 number 2002 — volatile
166 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,335 number 2015 up 304.0% volatile
167 Gambia 2,071 number 2012 up 606.8% volatile
168 United States Virgin Islands 1,900 number 2007 down 12.3% rising
170 Samoa 1,655 number 2018 — volatile
171 Haiti 1,625 number 1986 up 135.2% rising
172 Saint Lucia 1,611 number 2019 down 20.4% volatile
173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,346 number 2015 — volatile
174 Sao Tome and Principe 1,178 number 2015 up 251.6% rising
175 American Samoa 973 number 2007 — rising
176 Seychelles 833 number 2019 up 495.0% volatile
177 Aruba 777 number 2016 down 38.5% flat
178 Monaco 557 number 2020 — rising
179 Bermuda 421 number 2018 down 42.6% rising
180 Tonga 404 number 2003 — volatile
181 San Marino 358 number 2019 down 32.8% falling
182 New Caledonia 336 number 1985 up 441.9% volatile
183 Andorra 323 number 2019 up 22.3% rising
184 Liechtenstein 303.5 number 2018 up 15.0% rising
185 Dominica 227 number 1993 up 354.0% volatile
186 British Virgin Islands 222 number 2018 down 71.6% falling
187 French Polynesia 150 number 1992 up 1,400.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.