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

Latest (2024)
1.94 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
58th
of 218 groups
All-time high
1.95 million
in 2022
All-time low
760,768
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2004–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2004201420242004: 760.8k2005: 817.6k2006: 970.1k2007: 1.0M2008: 1.1M2009: 1.2M2010: 1.5M2011: 1.7M2012: 1.8M2013: 1.1M2014: 1.3M2015: 1.4M2016: 1.4M2017: 1.5M2018: 1.7M2019: 1.7M2020: 1.8M2021: 1.9M2022: 1.9M2023: 1.9M2024: 1.9M

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

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2004 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 55 Tanzania, United Republic of 18,041 compare
  2. 56 Jordan 18,038 compare
  3. 57 Palestine, State of 16,717 compare
  4. 58 Costa Rica 15,944 compare
  5. 59 Zambia 15,646 compare
  6. 60 Uruguay 15,567 compare
  7. 61 Denmark 15,281 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: 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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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