Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 4.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.17 million
Change on year
up 10.3%
Rank
117th
of 204 groups
All-time high
4.17 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.26 million
in 2013
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2012–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2012201820242012: 3.3M2013: 3.3M2014: 3.3M2015: 3.3M2016: 3.3M2017: 3.4M2018: 3.4M2019: 3.5M2020: 3.7M2021: 3.8M2022: 3.8M2023: 3.8M2024: 4.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 4.17 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 4.17 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.26 million, in 2013.

That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 117th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 3.31 million
2013 3.26 million -1.5%
2014 3.28 million +0.6%
2015 3.28 million +0.2%
2016 3.33 million +1.5%
2017 3.37 million +1.2%
2018 3.42 million +1.4%
2019 3.54 million +3.5%
2020 3.66 million +3.4%
2021 3.81 million +3.9%
2022 3.78 million -0.6%
2023 3.78 million -0.2%
2024 4.17 million +10.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3.35 million 3.26 million 3.54 million 8
2020s 3.84 million 3.66 million 4.17 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

  1. 114 Mauritania 7,703 compare
  2. 115 Cape Verde 6,460 compare
  3. 116 Malta 6,262 compare
  4. 117 Lesotho 6,002 compare
  5. 118 Brunei Darussalam 4,189 compare
  6. 119 Belize 1,887 compare
  7. 120 Luxembourg 1,858 compare

See the full ranking of 333 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 4.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 4.17 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.26 million in 2013.
How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 117th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
333 places, 3,825 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release