Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1.96 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 1.96 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 2.57 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million, in 2000.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 56th 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 25 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.21 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.30 million | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.40 million | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 1.48 million | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.61 million | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.69 million | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.78 million | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.86 million | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.97 million | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 2.01 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.22 million | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 2.46 million | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 2.57 million | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.89 million | -26.3% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.91 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.72 million | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.64 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.63 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.67 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.69 million | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.77 million | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 1.96 million | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.63 million | 1.21 million | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million | 1.63 million | 2.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 million | 1.61 million | 1.96 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 53 Sweden 21,312 compare
- 54 Turkmenistan 18,275 compare
- 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
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 278.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 1.96 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 56th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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