Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 19.03 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998β2024
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.
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
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release