Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 899,256 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) is 899,256, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 1.79 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 899,256, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 101st 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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.72 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.56 million | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.79 million | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 1.77 million | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.75 million | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.71 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.68 million | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.64 million | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.60 million | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.56 million | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.41 million | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 1.39 million | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.36 million | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.34 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.28 million | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.28 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 million | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 935,033 | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 904,101 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 899,256 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.61 million | 1.55 million | 1.72 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.63 million | 1.39 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million | 1.02 million | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 954,194 | 899,256 | 1.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 899,256 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 899,256 in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 101st out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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