Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 842,622 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2011–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 842,622, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 842,622 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 513,419, in 2011.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 179th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 513,419 | — |
| 2012 | 563,226 | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 626,280 | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 641,820 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 673,021 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 717,979 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 750,846 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 790,542 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 821,430 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 842,622 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 677,618 | 513,419 | 821,430 | 9 |
| 2020s | 842,622 | 842,622 | 842,622 | 1 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.02 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 842,622 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 842,622 in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 513,419 in 2011.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 179th out of 204 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release