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
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1997–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 73.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 24.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 25.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 17.07 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 16.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.65 million (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release