Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 16.55 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 16.55 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 16.55 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.12 million, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 13th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.12 million | — |
| 1999 | 3.27 million | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 3.54 million | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 3.98 million | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 4.69 million | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 5.74 million | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 6.48 million | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 6.80 million | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 7.46 million | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 7.94 million | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 8.22 million | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 8.89 million | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 9.44 million | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 9.26 million | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.30 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.61 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.65 million | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 12.12 million | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 12.36 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 12.42 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 12.69 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 13.16 million | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 14.12 million | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 15.11 million | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 15.90 million | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 16.44 million | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 16.55 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.19 million | 3.12 million | 3.27 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.37 million | 3.54 million | 8.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.20 million | 9.26 million | 13.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.62 million | 14.12 million | 16.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 16.55 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.55 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.12 million in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 13th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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