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

Latest (2024)
12.43 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
28th
of 218 groups
All-time high
12.43 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.64 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1998–2024

2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1998201120241998: 1.6M1999: 1.7M2000: 1.9M2001: 2.3M2002: 2.9M2003: 3.8M2004: 4.8M2005: 5.2M2006: 5.8M2007: 6.2M2008: 6.4M2009: 7.0M2010: 7.4M2011: 7.3M2012: 7.3M2013: 7.5M2014: 9.5M2015: 9.8M2016: 9.8M2017: 9.7M2018: 9.9M2019: 10.3M2020: 11.0M2021: 11.7M2022: 12.1M2023: 12.4M2024: 12.4M

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 25 Morocco 99,618 compare
  2. 26 Egypt 97,904 compare
  3. 27 Greece 96,459 compare
  4. 28 Côte d'Ivoire 88,232 compare
  5. 29 Uzbekistan 85,853 compare
  6. 30 Ghana 82,773 compare
  7. 31 Mexico 71,263 compare

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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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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