Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 272,008 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 272,008. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 272,008 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 155,932, in 1998.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 152nd of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 155,932 | — |
| 1999 | 158,182 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 163,077 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 174,541 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 180,952 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 192,362 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 210,502 | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 213,080 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 221,518 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 229,353 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 243,892 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 245,644 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 248,944 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 251,003 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 243,319 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 249,372 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 229,955 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 248,755 | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 266,442 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 255,325 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 272,008 | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157,057 | 155,932 | 158,182 | 2 |
| 2000s | 198,173 | 163,077 | 229,353 | 8 |
| 2010s | 248,265 | 229,955 | 266,442 | 10 |
| 2020s | 272,008 | 272,008 | 272,008 | 1 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.02 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 272,008 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 272,008 in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 155,932 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 152nd out of 218 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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