Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) 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.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.64 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.72 million | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.91 million | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 2.28 million | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 2.85 million | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 3.75 million | +31.6% |
| 2004 | 4.77 million | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 5.16 million | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 5.82 million | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 6.23 million | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 6.41 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 7.02 million | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 7.41 million | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 7.27 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.27 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.49 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 9.52 million | +27.0% |
| 2015 | 9.79 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 9.84 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.73 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.88 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.28 million | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 10.99 million | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 11.67 million | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 12.15 million | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 12.43 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 12.43 million | +0.1% |
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
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6211 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,711 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.52 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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February 2026 Data Release