Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 5.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ALECSO: Member Countries is 5.77 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 5.77 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.68 million, in 2012.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 96th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.39 million | 3.68 million | 4.99 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.39 million | 5.10 million | 5.77 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ALECSO: Member Countries was 5.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 million in 2012.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 96th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release