Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 81,454 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 81,454, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 81,454 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23,383, in 1998.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 198th of 218 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23,383 | — |
| 1999 | 29,078 | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 33,271 | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 33,371 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 37,748 | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 39,650 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 41,571 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 43,642 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 45,082 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 47,044 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 49,221 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 52,400 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 54,604 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 58,830 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 56,376 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 57,054 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 59,618 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 62,155 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 63,826 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 59,404 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 61,020 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 65,671 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 75,130 | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 81,454 | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,231 | 23,383 | 29,078 | 2 |
| 2000s | 42,300 | 33,271 | 52,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,856 | 54,604 | 65,671 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,292 | 75,130 | 81,454 | 2 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 81,454 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 81,454 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,383 in 1998.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 198th out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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