Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 190,824 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 190,824. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 190,824 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56,392, in 1998.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 173rd out of 218 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56,392 | — |
| 1999 | 62,284 | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 72,734 | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 74,891 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 81,585 | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 86,181 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 95,137 | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 102,083 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 106,255 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 110,211 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 117,795 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 122,695 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 122,981 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 118,249 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 120,441 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 131,790 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 142,386 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 148,955 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 150,698 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 152,483 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 158,825 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 168,492 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 182,380 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 190,824 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,338 | 56,392 | 62,284 | 2 |
| 2000s | 96,957 | 72,734 | 122,695 | 10 |
| 2010s | 141,530 | 118,249 | 168,492 | 10 |
| 2020s | 186,602 | 182,380 | 190,824 | 2 |
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.25 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.76 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.5 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 190,824 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 190,824 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,392 in 1998.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 173rd out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low 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