Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) was 5.20 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 5.20 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 5.20 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.25 million, in 2012.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 105th of 204 groups on this measure, 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 (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.25 million | — |
| 2013 | 3.47 million | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 3.67 million | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 3.92 million | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 3.98 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.06 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.29 million | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 4.39 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.55 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 4.63 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.89 million | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 5.00 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 5.20 million | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.88 million | 3.25 million | 4.39 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.85 million | 4.55 million | 5.20 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 5.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.20 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 million in 2012.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 105th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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