Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 398,833 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 398,833, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 398,833 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55,632, in 1998.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 136th 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55,632 | — |
| 1999 | 64,471 | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 75,882 | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 81,930 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 91,283 | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 97,962 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 122,169 | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 127,135 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 148,131 | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 163,677 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 190,466 | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 214,832 | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 235,507 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 253,427 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 250,225 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 255,703 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 273,786 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 291,904 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 307,446 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 313,593 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 331,577 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 354,052 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 371,833 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 380,498 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 380,021 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 394,827 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 398,833 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60,052 | 55,632 | 64,471 | 2 |
| 2000s | 131,347 | 75,882 | 214,832 | 10 |
| 2010s | 286,722 | 235,507 | 354,052 | 10 |
| 2020s | 385,202 | 371,833 | 398,833 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 133 Samoa 286 compare
- 134 Brazil 234 compare
- 135 Cape Verde 166 compare
- 136 Aruba 144 compare
- 137 Seychelles 87 compare
- 138 Macau, China 86 compare
- 139 Sint Maarten 71 compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 398,833 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 398,833 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,632 in 1998.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 136th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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