Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 16.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 16.54 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 16.54 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.38 million, in 1998.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 14th 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.38 million | — |
| 1999 | 3.56 million | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 3.83 million | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 4.24 million | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 4.98 million | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 6.11 million | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 7.13 million | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 7.54 million | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 8.45 million | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 8.82 million | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 9.23 million | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 10.10 million | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 10.91 million | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 10.91 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.12 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.08 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 13.24 million | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 13.69 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 13.44 million | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 13.48 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.69 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 14.08 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 14.88 million | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 15.50 million | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 16.09 million | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 16.52 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 16.54 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.47 million | 3.38 million | 3.56 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.04 million | 3.83 million | 10.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.56 million | 10.91 million | 14.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.91 million | 14.88 million | 16.54 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 113.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 16.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.54 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.38 million in 1998.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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