Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in WB: World
WB: World: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 26.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: World, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: World recorded 26.15 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 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: World peaked at 26.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.08 million, in 1998.
WB: World ranks 4th 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 (number) in WB: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.08 million | — |
| 1999 | 10.45 million | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 11.04 million | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 11.04 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.36 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 13.23 million | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 15.06 million | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 16.62 million | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 16.59 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 17.23 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 17.81 million | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 18.61 million | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 19.86 million | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 20.50 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 21.18 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 20.34 million | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 22.38 million | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 22.82 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 22.43 million | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 22.28 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 22.40 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 22.98 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 23.51 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 24.28 million | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 24.92 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 25.95 million | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 26.15 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.27 million | 10.08 million | 10.45 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.86 million | 11.04 million | 18.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.72 million | 19.86 million | 22.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.96 million | 23.51 million | 26.15 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: World
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: World?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: World was 26.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: World?
- The highest recorded value was 26.15 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.08 million in 1998.
- How does WB: World rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- WB: World ranks 4th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: World 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