Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 543,724 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 543,724. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 40.5% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 543,724 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 160,001, in 2002.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 126th 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 (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 164,982 | — |
| 2001 | 167,338 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 160,001 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 177,901 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 191,884 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 201,608 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 217,204 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 220,451 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 233,371 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 243,074 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 252,583 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 260,900 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 266,920 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 289,037 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 306,535 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 308,715 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 309,586 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 316,353 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 346,109 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 400,265 | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 459,112 | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 413,874 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 348,551 | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 387,064 | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 543,724 | +40.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +40.5% | 387,064 | 543,724 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 197,781 | 160,001 | 243,074 | 10 |
| 2010s | 305,700 | 252,583 | 400,265 | 10 |
| 2020s | 430,465 | 348,551 | 543,724 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 123 Czechia 673 compare
- 124 Burkina Faso 600 compare
- 125 Romania 505 compare
- 126 British Virgin Islands 440 compare
- 127 Iceland 439 compare
- 128 Luxembourg 409 compare
- 129 San Marino 351 compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 543,724 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 543,724 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,001 in 2002.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 126th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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