Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in India
India: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 14.95 million number in 2019. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in India, 2013β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in India is 14.95 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
India ranks 1st of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Countries ranked near India
- 2 China, People's Republic of 13.02 million number compare
- 3 United States 4.95 million number compare
- 4 Brazil 4.82 million number compare
More education data for India
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in India?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in India was 14.95 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 14.95 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.12 million number in 2013.
- How does India rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- India ranks 1st out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.