Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
146
Highest
12.22 million
China (People’s Republic of)
Lowest
0
Malawi
Median
9,298
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
7,676
What the numbers show
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 12.22 million in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 0 in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 9,298, and the mean is 174,540.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 515,184.0%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 100.0%).
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People’s Republic of) | 12.22 million | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 3.56 million | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 3 | Russia | 1.67 million | 2024 | up 171.9% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 1.36 million | 2023 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 545,317 | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 6 | Japan | 439,021 | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 7 | Colombia | 346,418 | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 306,006 | 2024 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 280,224 | 2023 | down 55.2% | rising |
| 10 | Nigeria | 249,756 | 2011 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 11 | France | 246,736 | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 236,392 | 2022 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 232,500 | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 221,371 | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 15 | South Africa | 205,802 | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 194,232 | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 17 | Chile | 179,011 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 18 | Korea | 177,734 | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 19 | Ukraine | 162,181 | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 20 | Thailand | 159,962 | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 21 | Iran | 155,218 | 2022 | down 59.2% | rising |
| 22 | Malaysia | 153,640 | 2023 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 128,571 | 2023 | up 186.9% | rising |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 106,389 | 2024 | up 195.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Morocco | 99,618 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 97,904 | 2024 | up 515,184.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Greece | 96,459 | 2012 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d’Ivoire | 88,232 | 2024 | up 198.9% | rising |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 85,853 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 30 | Ghana | 82,773 | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Mexico | 71,263 | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 67,796 | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Algeria | 64,824 | 2024 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 34 | Guatemala | 56,609 | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 48,561 | 2024 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 36 | Libya | 47,731 | 2003 | — | rising |
| 37 | Cameroon | 47,510 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 44,975 | 2017 | up 142.0% | rising |
| 39 | Pakistan | 42,956 | 2015 | up 995.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Kyrgyzstan | 40,412 | 2024 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 41 | Austria | 39,649 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 42 | Philippines | 37,483 | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 43 | Belarus | 35,772 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 44 | Israel | 32,405 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 30,568 | 2023 | up 127.4% | rising |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 29,038 | 2024 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 47 | Singapore | 28,814 | 2023 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 48 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 26,808 | 2023 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Hong Kong (China) | 26,575 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 50 | Jamaica | 25,337 | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 51 | New Zealand | 22,581 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 52 | Netherlands | 22,474 | 2023 | up 183.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Sweden | 21,312 | 2024 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 54 | Turkmenistan | 18,275 | 2024 | up 166.3% | rising |
| 55 | Tanzania | 18,041 | 2024 | up 3,566.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Jordan | 18,038 | 2024 | up 56.9% | falling |
| 57 | Palestine | 16,717 | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 15,944 | 2019 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 59 | Zambia | 15,646 | 2012 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Uruguay | 15,567 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 61 | Denmark | 15,281 | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Belgium | 15,139 | 2023 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Congo | 14,929 | 2023 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 13,953 | 2023 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 65 | Myanmar | 13,841 | 2018 | up 836.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Syria | 12,243 | 2016 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 67 | Kenya | 12,035 | 2017 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 68 | Lebanon | 11,721 | 2014 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 69 | Ireland | 10,612 | 2022 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 70 | Oman | 10,294 | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 10,061 | 2024 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 72 | Burundi | 10,029 | 2025 | up 2,798.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Benin | 9,747 | 2010 | up 909.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Armenia | 8,850 | 2024 | up 48.1% | falling |
| 75 | Namibia | 8,848 | 2022 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Latvia | 8,777 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 77 | Italy | 8,717 | 2023 | up 1,377.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Moldova | 8,673 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 79 | Cuba | 8,403 | 2024 | up 190.4% | rising |
| 80 | El Salvador | 8,386 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 81 | Botswana | 7,695 | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 82 | Portugal | 7,555 | 2023 | up 6,768.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Rwanda | 7,216 | 2024 | up 640.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Niger | 6,969 | 2019 | up 317.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Honduras | 6,934 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 86 | Lesotho | 6,878 | 2018 | up 445.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Kuwait | 6,507 | 2021 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 88 | Hungary | 6,221 | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Guinea | 5,981 | 2014 | up 394.3% | rising |
| 90 | United Arab Emirates | 4,962 | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 91 | Panama | 4,642 | 2022 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 92 | Senegal | 4,415 | 2024 | up 7,927.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Belize | 4,328 | 2024 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 94 | Germany | 4,224 | 2024 | up 1,067.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Guyana | 4,170 | 2012 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 96 | Slovenia | 3,837 | 2023 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Qatar | 3,798 | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Eswatini | 3,560 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Barbados | 2,794 | 2011 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 100 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,717 | 2004 | up 179.0% | rising |
| 101 | Norway | 2,686 | 2024 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Paraguay | 2,578 | 2012 | down 87.6% | falling |
| 103 | Albania | 2,558 | 2024 | up 268.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Georgia | 2,380 | 2025 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Mongolia | 2,108 | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 106 | Brunei | 2,103 | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 107 | Bahrain | 1,967 | 2024 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 108 | Peru | 1,902 | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Switzerland | 1,832 | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritius | 1,781 | 2023 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 111 | Togo | 1,543 | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 112 | Malta | 1,504 | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 113 | Bhutan | 1,474 | 2024 | up 239.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Eritrea | 1,461 | 2016 | up 720.8% | rising |
| 115 | Slovak Republic | 1,429 | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 116 | North Macedonia | 1,381 | 2012 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 117 | Central African Republic | 1,133 | 2012 | up 2,166.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Grenada | 1,047 | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 119 | Cyprus | 905 | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 802 | 2023 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Madagascar | 769 | 2023 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Mali | 701 | 2015 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Czechia | 673 | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 600 | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Romania | 505 | 2011 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 126 | British Virgin Islands | 440 | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Iceland | 439 | 2023 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Luxembourg | 409 | 2024 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 129 | San Marino | 351 | 2012 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 130 | Bermuda | 343 | 2023 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 131 | Poland | 301 | 2024 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Djibouti | 294 | 2009 | up 332.4% | rising |
| 133 | Samoa | 286 | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 134 | Brazil | 234 | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Cabo Verde | 166 | 2018 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 136 | Aruba | 144 | 2016 | down 81.6% | falling |
| 137 | Seychelles | 87 | 2024 | up 443.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Macau (China) | 86 | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 71 | 2023 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 140 | Monaco | 50 | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 141 | Mauritania | 40 | 2020 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Andorra | 28.5 | 2024 | up 159.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Lithuania | 6 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 144 | Finland | 5 | 2014 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Croatia | 1 | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Malawi | 0 | 2007 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 26.15 million
- SDG: World 26.15 million
- UIS: World 26.15 million
- WB: World 26.15 million
- UNICEF: World 26.11 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 20.88 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 20.50 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 20.06 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 19.84 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 19.24 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 19.03 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 18.24 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release