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

Latest (2024)
899,256
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
101st
of 218 groups
All-time high
1.79 million
in 2000
All-time low
899,256
in 2024
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1997–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1997201020241997: 1.7M1998: 1.6M1999: 1.6M2000: 1.8M2001: 1.8M2002: 1.8M2003: 1.7M2004: 1.7M2005: 1.6M2006: 1.6M2007: 1.6M2008: 1.4M2009: 1.4M2010: 1.4M2011: 1.3M2012: 1.3M2013: 1.3M2014: 1.3M2015: 1.3M2016: 1.2M2017: 1.1M2018: 1.0M2019: 1.0M2020: 1.0M2021: 1.0M2022: 935.0k2023: 904.1k2024: 899.3k

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

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1997 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 98 Eswatini 3,560 compare
  2. 99 Barbados 2,794 compare
  3. 100 Trinidad and Tobago 2,717 compare
  4. 101 Norway 2,686 compare
  5. 102 Paraguay 2,578 compare
  6. 103 Albania 2,558 compare
  7. 104 Georgia 2,380 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: 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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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