Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 304,977 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 304,977. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 34.5% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 304,977 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 140,293, in 2005.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 147th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 140,942 | — |
| 1999 | 142,118 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 174,258 | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 177,547 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 184,691 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 183,920 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 194,331 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 140,293 | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 148,246 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 159,648 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 182,695 | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 197,499 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 196,797 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 197,413 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 204,669 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 208,647 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 204,926 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 209,168 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 212,057 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 210,071 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 197,484 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 197,599 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 193,620 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 199,761 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 208,877 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 226,725 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 304,977 | +34.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +34.5% | 226,725 | 304,977 |
| 2005 | -27.8% | 194,331 | 140,293 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 141,530 | 140,942 | 142,118 | 2 |
| 2000s | 174,313 | 140,293 | 197,499 | 10 |
| 2010s | 203,883 | 196,797 | 212,057 | 10 |
| 2020s | 226,792 | 193,620 | 304,977 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 304,977 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 304,977 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,293 in 2005.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 147th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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