Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 18.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1998–2024
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.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.24 million | — |
| 1999 | 5.41 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 5.95 million | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 6.40 million | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 7.15 million | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 8.20 million | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 9.01 million | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 9.32 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 10.07 million | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 10.60 million | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 10.84 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 11.53 million | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 12.28 million | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 12.31 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.41 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.87 million | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 13.94 million | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 14.39 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 14.44 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 14.33 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.44 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.89 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 15.83 million | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 16.78 million | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 17.53 million | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 18.05 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 18.24 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release