Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 6.74 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) recorded 6.74 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 6.74 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.92 million, in 2012.
That places ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 83rd 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.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.92 million | — |
| 2013 | 4.20 million | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 4.35 million | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.70 million | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 4.91 million | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 5.15 million | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.54 million | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 5.67 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.88 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 6.12 million | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 6.44 million | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 6.69 million | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 6.74 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.81 million | 3.92 million | 5.67 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.37 million | 5.88 million | 6.74 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 6.74 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 million in 2012.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 83rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 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