Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 2.80 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) recorded 2.80 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 9.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 2.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.92 million, in 2013.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 143rd 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 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.10 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.92 million | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 2.28 million | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 2.58 million | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 2.56 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.42 million | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 2.32 million | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.30 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.68 million | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 2.72 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.67 million | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.55 million | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 2.80 million | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.31 million | 1.92 million | 2.58 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.68 million | 2.55 million | 2.80 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 10.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 11.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 7.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 6.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.03 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 2.80 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.80 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 million in 2013.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 143rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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