Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 18.24 million in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
18.24 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
12th
of 218 groups
All-time high
18.24 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.24 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1998–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1998201120241998: 5.2M1999: 5.4M2000: 6.0M2001: 6.4M2002: 7.2M2003: 8.2M2004: 9.0M2005: 9.3M2006: 10.1M2007: 10.6M2008: 10.8M2009: 11.5M2010: 12.3M2011: 12.3M2012: 12.4M2013: 11.9M2014: 13.9M2015: 14.4M2016: 14.4M2017: 14.3M2018: 14.4M2019: 14.9M2020: 15.8M2021: 16.8M2022: 17.5M2023: 18.1M2024: 18.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 18.24 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 18.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.24 million, in 1998.

That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.33 million 5.24 million 5.41 million 2
2000s 8.91 million 5.95 million 11.53 million 10
2010s 13.53 million 11.87 million 14.89 million 10
2020s 17.29 million 15.83 million 18.24 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

  1. 9 Argentina 280,224 compare
  2. 10 Nigeria 249,756 compare
  3. 11 France 246,736 compare
  4. 12 Viet Nam 236,392 compare
  5. 13 Canada 232,500 compare
  6. 14 Australia 221,371 compare
  7. 15 South Africa 205,802 compare

See the full ranking of 364 places β†’

More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

All data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 18.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
The highest recorded value was 18.24 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.24 million in 1998.
How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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