Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 219,383 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 219,383, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 525,832 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 219,383, in 2024.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 164th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 448,498 | — |
| 1998 | 427,489 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 454,137 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 485,827 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 509,930 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 525,832 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 515,582 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 516,807 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 511,256 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 509,068 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 500,802 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 365,941 | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 364,258 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 370,392 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 385,581 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 381,847 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 375,216 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 362,437 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 345,889 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 336,309 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 327,434 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 316,832 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 313,117 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 301,031 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 277,236 | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 229,951 | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 219,613 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 219,383 | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -26.9% | 500,802 | 365,941 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 443,375 | 427,489 | 454,137 | 3 |
| 2000s | 480,530 | 364,258 | 525,832 | 10 |
| 2010s | 351,505 | 313,117 | 385,581 | 10 |
| 2020s | 249,443 | 219,383 | 301,031 | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 219,383 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 525,832 in 2002.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 219,383 in 2024.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 164th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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