Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 216,237 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 216,237. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 216,237 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29,423, in 1998.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 165th out of 218 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29,423 | — |
| 1999 | 35,318 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 46,468 | +31.6% |
| 2001 | 50,949 | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 58,819 | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 64,410 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 81,420 | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 83,347 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 90,462 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 98,720 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 106,724 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 113,224 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 118,367 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 120,691 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 125,396 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 141,440 | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 152,569 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 160,423 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 165,807 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 169,950 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 178,364 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 188,510 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 205,014 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 216,237 | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,371 | 29,423 | 35,318 | 2 |
| 2000s | 79,454 | 46,468 | 113,224 | 10 |
| 2010s | 152,152 | 118,367 | 188,510 | 10 |
| 2020s | 210,626 | 205,014 | 216,237 | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 216,237 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 216,237 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,423 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 165th out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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