Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1.94 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 1.94 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 1.95 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 760,768, in 2004.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 58th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 760,768 | — |
| 2005 | 817,574 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 970,074 | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 1.04 million | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.13 million | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 1.66 million | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 1.79 million | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.11 million | -38.1% |
| 2014 | 1.26 million | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 1.42 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.54 million | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.72 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.81 million | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.87 million | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.95 million | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.94 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.94 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 989,016 | 760,768 | 1.21 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million | 1.11 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.90 million | 1.81 million | 1.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 55 Tanzania, United Republic of 18,041 compare
- 56 Jordan 18,038 compare
- 57 Palestine, State of 16,717 compare
- 58 Costa Rica 15,944 compare
- 59 Zambia 15,646 compare
- 60 Uruguay 15,567 compare
- 61 Denmark 15,281 compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 194.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 1.94 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 760,768 in 2004.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 58th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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