Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 1.38 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 1.38 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 457,575, in 1998.
UNICEF: Africa ranks 77th of 218 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 457,575 | — |
| 1999 | 487,987 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 530,239 | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 571,953 | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 612,395 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 652,256 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 690,297 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 775,253 | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 779,472 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 792,859 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 798,592 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 821,414 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 836,861 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 827,557 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 856,964 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 921,948 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 951,204 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 993,660 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 975,277 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 997,400 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.06 million | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.19 million | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.14 million | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.27 million | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 1.38 million | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 472,781 | 457,575 | 487,987 | 2 |
| 2000s | 702,473 | 530,239 | 821,414 | 10 |
| 2010s | 953,241 | 827,557 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 million | 1.14 million | 1.38 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Africa was 1.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 457,575 in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 77th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Africa 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