Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 262,255 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 262,255 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 493,076 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 106,796, in 1998.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 153rd out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 106,796 | — |
| 1999 | 115,032 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 134,706 | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 160,641 | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 169,317 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 189,560 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 239,522 | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 274,495 | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 361,226 | +31.6% |
| 2007 | 367,986 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 383,675 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 357,007 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 475,096 | +33.1% |
| 2011 | 493,076 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 485,310 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 406,357 | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 443,517 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 456,035 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 329,999 | -27.6% |
| 2017 | 317,624 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 315,182 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 296,174 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 281,133 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 262,418 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 264,388 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 259,143 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 262,255 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110,914 | 106,796 | 115,032 | 2 |
| 2000s | 263,814 | 134,706 | 383,675 | 10 |
| 2010s | 401,837 | 296,174 | 493,076 | 10 |
| 2020s | 265,867 | 259,143 | 281,133 | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 976,549 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.8278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 262,255 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 493,076 in 2011.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,796 in 1998.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 153rd out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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