Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) was 56.82 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 56.82 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 2.1% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 56.82 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.68 million, in 2012.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 34.68 million | — |
| 2013 | 36.84 million | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 40.98 million | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 43.06 million | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 44.10 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 44.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 45.12 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 47.36 million | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 49.43 million | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 51.73 million | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 53.25 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 55.64 million | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 56.82 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.09 million | 34.68 million | 47.36 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 53.37 million | 49.43 million | 56.82 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 56.82 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.82 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.68 million in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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