Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
145
Highest
12.22 million
China
Lowest
1
Croatia
Median
9,747
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 145 countries. The highest value is 12.22 million in China; the lowest is 1 in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is 9,747, and the mean is 175,744.
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 (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 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 | Turkey | 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 | Vietnam | 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 | South 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 | Cote 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 | Laos | 26,808 | 2023 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Hong Kong | 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 | Slovakia | 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 | Cape Verde | 166 | 2018 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 136 | Aruba | 144 | 2016 | down 81.6% | falling |
| 137 | Seychelles | 87 | 2024 | up 443.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Macao | 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 |
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
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 16.55 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 16.54 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 15.41 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 14.84 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 14.34 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 14.34 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 14.34 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 14.31 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 14.10 million
- AIMS: East Asia 14.10 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 13.44 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 13.44 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 13.43 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 12.87 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 12.87 million
- MDG: Eastern Asia 12.43 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 8.41 million
- WB: Oecd Members 7.70 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 7.52 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 7.12 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 6.65 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 6.42 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 5.62 million
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 4.74 million
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 4.74 million
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 4.55 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 4.34 million
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 3.84 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release