Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 2.44 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 2.44 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 2.44 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million, in 1998.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 49th of 218 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.12 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.17 million | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.21 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.40 million | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 1.47 million | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.56 million | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.57 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.52 million | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.63 million | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.76 million | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 1.92 million | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 2.03 million | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 2.17 million | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.30 million | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.27 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.25 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.15 million | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 2.09 million | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.05 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.10 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.16 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.12 million | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.16 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.25 million | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 2.44 million | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 million | 1.12 million | 1.17 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.50 million | 1.21 million | 1.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 million | 1.92 million | 2.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.23 million | 2.12 million | 2.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 46 Azerbaijan 29,038 compare
- 47 Singapore 28,814 compare
- 48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 26,808 compare
- 49 Hong Kong, China 26,575 compare
- 50 Jamaica 25,337 compare
- 51 New Zealand 22,581 compare
- 52 Netherlands 22,474 compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 2.44 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million in 1998.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 49th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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