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

Latest (2024)
19.84 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
9th
of 218 groups
All-time high
19.84 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.24 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1998201120241998: 5.2M1999: 5.5M2000: 5.8M2001: 6.4M2002: 7.2M2003: 8.4M2004: 9.3M2005: 9.7M2006: 10.7M2007: 11.1M2008: 11.6M2009: 12.5M2010: 13.4M2011: 13.5M2012: 13.8M2013: 13.1M2014: 15.2M2015: 15.7M2016: 15.4M2017: 15.4M2018: 15.7M2019: 16.1M2020: 17.2M2021: 18.0M2022: 18.8M2023: 19.6M2024: 19.8M

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

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1998 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 6 Japan 439,021 compare
  2. 7 Colombia 346,418 compare
  3. 8 Spain 306,006 compare
  4. 9 Argentina 280,224 compare
  5. 10 Nigeria 249,756 compare
  6. 11 France 246,736 compare
  7. 12 Viet Nam 236,392 compare

See the full ranking of 364 places →

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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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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