Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 77.71 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in MDG: Developing Regions is 77.71 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 77.71 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.34 million, in 2012.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.55 million | 47.34 million | 65.28 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 73.28 million | 67.65 million | 77.71 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 77.71 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 77.71 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.34 million in 2012.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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