Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 19.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Developing Regions is 19.03 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 19.03 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.44 million, in 1998.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 11th 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 (number) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.44 million | — |
| 1999 | 4.73 million | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 5.09 million | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 5.60 million | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 6.46 million | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 7.63 million | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 8.77 million | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 9.32 million | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 10.38 million | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 10.92 million | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 11.40 million | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 12.37 million | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 13.37 million | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 13.64 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 14.02 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.14 million | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 15.34 million | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 15.86 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 15.55 million | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 15.55 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.78 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.25 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 17.12 million | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 17.69 million | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 18.23 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 18.76 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 19.03 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.59 million | 4.44 million | 4.73 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.79 million | 5.09 million | 12.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.85 million | 13.14 million | 16.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.17 million | 17.12 million | 19.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 19.03 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 19.03 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.44 million in 1998.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 11th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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