Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 443,663 in 2016. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1998β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2016, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 443,663. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 443,663 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 174,691, in 1998.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 131st of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180,721 | 174,691 | 186,751 | 2 |
| 2000s | 306,606 | 216,655 | 363,391 | 10 |
| 2010s | 389,829 | 338,798 | 443,663 | 7 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 443,663 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 443,663 in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,691 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 131st out of 218 groups with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release