Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 20.06 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 20.06 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 20.06 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.29 million, in 1998.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 8th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.29 million | — |
| 1999 | 5.54 million | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 5.91 million | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 6.45 million | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 7.31 million | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 8.51 million | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 9.40 million | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 9.85 million | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 10.80 million | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 11.23 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 11.72 million | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 12.60 million | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 13.49 million | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 13.67 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 13.93 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 13.20 million | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 15.34 million | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 15.86 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 15.55 million | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 15.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.83 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 16.30 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 17.36 million | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 18.15 million | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 19.04 million | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 19.76 million | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 20.06 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.42 million | 5.29 million | 5.54 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.38 million | 5.91 million | 12.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.88 million | 13.20 million | 16.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.87 million | 17.36 million | 20.06 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 287.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 267.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 20.06 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.06 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.29 million in 1998.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 8th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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