Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)

UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.23 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
86th
of 218 groups
All-time high
1.61 million
in 2012
All-time low
725,911
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), 1998–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998201120241998: 725.9k1999: 818.7k2000: 862.5k2001: 874.2k2002: 988.9k2003: 1.1M2004: 1.1M2005: 1.0M2006: 1.0M2007: 1.1M2008: 1.2M2009: 1.3M2010: 1.5M2011: 1.5M2012: 1.6M2013: 1.5M2014: 1.5M2015: 1.5M2016: 1.4M2017: 1.4M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.3M2020: 1.2M2021: 1.2M2022: 1.2M2023: 1.2M2024: 1.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) recorded 1.23 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) peaked at 1.61 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 725,911, in 1998.

UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ranks 86th 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: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 725,911
1999 818,656 +12.8%
2000 862,541 +5.4%
2001 874,232 +1.4%
2002 988,925 +13.1%
2003 1.05 million +6.6%
2004 1.06 million +0.4%
2005 1.03 million -2.4%
2006 1.03 million -0.4%
2007 1.13 million +9.6%
2008 1.15 million +2.4%
2009 1.27 million +10.4%
2010 1.46 million +14.6%
2011 1.53 million +4.7%
2012 1.61 million +5.5%
2013 1.54 million -4.3%
2014 1.46 million -5.1%
2015 1.47 million +0.2%
2016 1.44 million -2.1%
2017 1.37 million -4.5%
2018 1.32 million -4.1%
2019 1.27 million -3.7%
2020 1.24 million -2.1%
2021 1.22 million -1.9%
2022 1.20 million -1.6%
2023 1.22 million +1.6%
2024 1.23 million +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 772,284 725,911 818,656 2
2000s 1.05 million 862,541 1.27 million 10
2010s 1.45 million 1.27 million 1.61 million 10
2020s 1.22 million 1.20 million 1.24 million 5

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  1. 83 Rwanda 7,216 compare
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  3. 85 Honduras 6,934 compare
  4. 86 Lesotho 6,878 compare
  5. 87 Kuwait 6,507 compare
  6. 88 Hungary 6,221 compare
  7. 89 Guinea 5,981 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) was 1.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
The highest recorded value was 1.61 million in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
The lowest recorded value was 725,911 in 1998.
How does UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ranks 86th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 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