Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 24.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 24.56 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 24.56 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.63 million, in 2012.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 29th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14.63 million | — |
| 2013 | 15.87 million | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 17.04 million | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 17.86 million | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 18.07 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 18.72 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 19.43 million | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 20.82 million | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 21.58 million | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 22.64 million | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 22.85 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 24.16 million | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 24.56 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.81 million | 14.63 million | 20.82 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.16 million | 21.58 million | 24.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 194.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 24.56 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.56 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.63 million in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 29th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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