Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 19.63 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 19.63 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 19.63 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.32 million, in 2012.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 40th 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.32 million | — |
| 2013 | 11.92 million | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 12.56 million | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 13.14 million | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 13.89 million | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 14.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.19 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 15.32 million | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 16.15 million | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 17.18 million | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 18.01 million | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 19.02 million | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 19.63 million | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.29 million | 11.32 million | 15.32 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.00 million | 16.15 million | 19.63 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 37 Greece 351,819 compare
- 38 Syrian Arab Republic 337,949 compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 324,109 compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 314,117 compare
- 41 Nepal 289,391 compare
- 42 Ghana 249,301 compare
- 43 Belgium 216,046 compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 19.63 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 19.63 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.32 million in 2012.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 40th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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