Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 26.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries recorded 26.49 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 26.49 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.16 million, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 25th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15.16 million | — |
| 2013 | 16.20 million | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 18.78 million | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 19.73 million | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 20.55 million | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 20.48 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 20.43 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 21.27 million | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 22.19 million | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 23.39 million | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 24.74 million | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 25.95 million | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 26.49 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.08 million | 15.16 million | 21.27 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.55 million | 22.19 million | 26.49 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 26.49 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 26.49 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.16 million in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 25th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme 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