Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 216,237 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
216,237
Change on year
up 5.5%
Rank
165th
of 218 groups
All-time high
216,237
in 2021
All-time low
29,423
in 1998
Years of data
24
1998–2021

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1998–2021

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200920211998: 29.4k1999: 35.3k2000: 46.5k2001: 50.9k2002: 58.8k2003: 64.4k2004: 81.4k2005: 83.3k2006: 90.5k2007: 98.7k2008: 106.7k2009: 113.2k2010: 118.4k2011: 120.7k2012: 125.4k2013: 141.4k2014: 152.6k2015: 160.4k2016: 165.8k2017: 169.9k2018: 178.4k2019: 188.5k2020: 205.0k2021: 216.2k

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 7,676 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release