Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 80.05 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 80.05 million, measured 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 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 80.05 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.28 million, in 2012.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th 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.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 50.28 million | — |
| 2013 | 53.42 million | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 58.25 million | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 60.89 million | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 62.99 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 63.97 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 65.13 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 67.78 million | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 70.41 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 73.66 million | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 76.07 million | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 79.15 million | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 80.05 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.34 million | 50.28 million | 67.78 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.87 million | 70.41 million | 80.05 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 371.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 193.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 181.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 80.05 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 80.05 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.28 million in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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