Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 19.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 19.84 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 19.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.24 million, in 1998.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th of 218 groups on this measure, 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.24 million | — |
| 1999 | 5.48 million | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 5.83 million | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 6.38 million | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 7.23 million | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 8.42 million | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 9.31 million | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 9.75 million | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 10.70 million | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 11.12 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 11.60 million | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 12.48 million | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 13.37 million | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 13.55 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.81 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 13.07 million | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 15.20 million | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 15.71 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 15.40 million | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 15.43 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.67 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.13 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 17.17 million | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 17.96 million | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 18.84 million | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 19.55 million | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 19.84 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.36 million | 5.24 million | 5.48 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.28 million | 5.83 million | 12.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.73 million | 13.07 million | 16.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.67 million | 17.17 million | 19.84 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6028 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 19.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.84 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.24 million in 1998.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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