Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 613,420 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 613,420 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.2% on the previous year and up 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 613,420 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 191,722, in 2000.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 117th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 191,722 | — |
| 2001 | 196,541 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 193,241 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 214,084 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 230,051 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 244,137 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 258,763 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 263,984 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 272,723 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 275,589 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 285,265 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 290,639 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 299,550 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 323,303 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 342,098 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 339,891 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 341,334 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 351,788 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 393,392 | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 432,662 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 481,556 | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 436,372 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 389,064 | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 447,054 | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 613,420 | +37.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ALECSO: Member Countries changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +37.2% | 447,054 | 613,420 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 234,084 | 191,722 | 275,589 | 10 |
| 2010s | 339,992 | 285,265 | 432,662 | 10 |
| 2020s | 473,493 | 389,064 | 613,420 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 114 Eritrea 1,461 compare
- 115 Slovakia 1,429 compare
- 116 North Macedonia 1,381 compare
- 117 Central African Republic 1,133 compare
- 118 Grenada 1,047 compare
- 119 Cyprus 905 compare
- 120 Saint Lucia 802 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ALECSO: Member Countries was 613,420 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 613,420 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,722 in 2000.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 117th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release