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

Latest (2024)
2.44 million
Change on year
up 8.4%
Rank
49th
of 218 groups
All-time high
2.44 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.12 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1998–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1998201120241998: 1.1M1999: 1.2M2000: 1.2M2001: 1.2M2002: 1.4M2003: 1.5M2004: 1.6M2005: 1.6M2006: 1.5M2007: 1.6M2008: 1.6M2009: 1.8M2010: 1.9M2011: 2.0M2012: 2.2M2013: 2.3M2014: 2.3M2015: 2.2M2016: 2.2M2017: 2.1M2018: 2.1M2019: 2.1M2020: 2.2M2021: 2.1M2022: 2.2M2023: 2.2M2024: 2.4M

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

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1998 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 46 Azerbaijan 29,038 compare
  2. 47 Singapore 28,814 compare
  3. 48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 26,808 compare
  4. 49 Hong Kong, China 26,575 compare
  5. 50 Jamaica 25,337 compare
  6. 51 New Zealand 22,581 compare
  7. 52 Netherlands 22,474 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 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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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