Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 25.93 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25.93 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
28th
of 204 groups
All-time high
25.93 million
in 2024
All-time low
15.46 million
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2012–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M2012201820242012: 15.5M2013: 16.3M2014: 18.9M2015: 20.2M2016: 20.8M2017: 21.1M2018: 21.3M2019: 22.1M2020: 23.2M2021: 24.1M2022: 24.9M2023: 25.6M2024: 25.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 25.93 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 25.93 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.46 million, in 2012.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th of 204 groups on this measure, 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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 15.46 million
2013 16.27 million +5.2%
2014 18.86 million +15.9%
2015 20.16 million +6.9%
2016 20.83 million +3.3%
2017 21.07 million +1.1%
2018 21.31 million +1.2%
2019 22.08 million +3.6%
2020 23.20 million +5.0%
2021 24.12 million +4.0%
2022 24.94 million +3.4%
2023 25.65 million +2.8%
2024 25.93 million +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 19.51 million 15.46 million 22.08 million 8
2020s 24.77 million 23.20 million 25.93 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

  1. 25 Italy 722,129 compare
  2. 26 Canada 625,992 compare
  3. 27 Australia 605,595 compare
  4. 28 Algeria 559,450 compare
  5. 29 Morocco 548,305 compare
  6. 30 Poland 515,306 compare
  7. 31 South Africa 494,208 compare

See the full ranking of 333 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 25.93 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 25.93 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 15.46 million in 2012.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
333 places, 3,825 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release