Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 8.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 8.41 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 8.41 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.04 million, in 2002.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 29th of 218 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.78 million | 4.56 million | 4.94 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.34 million | 4.04 million | 6.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.09 million | 6.14 million | 7.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.94 million | 7.38 million | 8.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 26 Egypt 97,904 compare
- 27 Greece 96,459 compare
- 28 Côte d’Ivoire 88,232 compare
- 29 Uzbekistan, Republic of 85,853 compare
- 30 Ghana 82,773 compare
- 31 Mexico 71,263 compare
- 32 Bangladesh 67,796 compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 8.41 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.41 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.04 million in 2002.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 29th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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