Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1.11 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.11 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
87th
of 218 groups
All-time high
1.88 million
in 2002
All-time low
995,562
in 2018
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1997–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1997201020241997: 1.5M1998: 1.7M1999: 1.7M2000: 1.7M2001: 1.8M2002: 1.9M2003: 1.8M2004: 1.7M2005: 1.7M2006: 1.6M2007: 1.6M2008: 1.5M2009: 1.5M2010: 1.5M2011: 1.5M2012: 1.5M2013: 1.2M2014: 1.1M2015: 1.0M2016: 999.8k2017: 1.0M2018: 995.6k2019: 1.0M2020: 1.1M2021: 1.2M2022: 1.1M2023: 1.1M2024: 1.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) stood at 1.11 million.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 1.88 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 995,562, in 2018.

That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 87th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 1.49 million
1998 1.68 million +12.8%
1999 1.71 million +2.0%
2000 1.75 million +2.0%
2001 1.79 million +2.3%
2002 1.88 million +5.1%
2003 1.76 million -6.7%
2004 1.67 million -4.9%
2005 1.66 million -0.4%
2006 1.62 million -2.5%
2007 1.57 million -2.8%
2008 1.54 million -2.1%
2009 1.54 million -0.1%
2010 1.51 million -2.2%
2011 1.51 million +0.2%
2012 1.48 million -2.3%
2013 1.16 million -21.5%
2014 1.10 million -5.2%
2015 1.02 million -7.0%
2016 999,759 -2.1%
2017 1.00 million +0.2%
2018 995,562 -0.6%
2019 1.04 million +4.7%
2020 1.07 million +2.7%
2021 1.15 million +7.4%
2022 1.12 million -2.4%
2023 1.11 million -0.8%
2024 1.11 million -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.63 million 1.49 million 1.71 million 3
2000s 1.68 million 1.54 million 1.88 million 10
2010s 1.18 million 995,562 1.51 million 10
2020s 1.11 million 1.07 million 1.15 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)

  1. 84 Niger 6,969 compare
  2. 85 Honduras 6,934 compare
  3. 86 Lesotho 6,878 compare
  4. 87 Kuwait 6,507 compare
  5. 88 Hungary 6,221 compare
  6. 89 Guinea 5,981 compare
  7. 90 United Arab Emirates 4,962 compare

See the full ranking of 364 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 1.11 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
The highest recorded value was 1.88 million in 2002.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
The lowest recorded value was 995,562 in 2018.
How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 87th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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