Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 12.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 12.43 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 12.43 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.64 million, in 1998.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 28th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.68 million | 1.64 million | 1.72 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.62 million | 1.91 million | 7.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.85 million | 7.27 million | 10.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.93 million | 10.99 million | 12.43 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 60.05 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Eastern Asia was 12.43 million 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?
- The highest recorded value was 12.43 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 million in 1998.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 28th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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