Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Ireland

Ireland: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 86,980 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
86,980 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
60th
of 105 countries
All-time high
86,980 number
in 2018
All-time low
64,269 number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Ireland, 2013–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2013201520182013: 64.3k number2014: 77.0k number2015: 80.7k number2016: 82.9k number2017: 84.6k number2018: 87.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Ireland stood at 86,980 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

That places Ireland 60th out of 105 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 57 Costa Rica 98,110 number compare
  2. 58 Hungary 96,140 number compare
  3. 59 Mozambique 93,166 number compare
  4. 61 Hong Kong (China) 85,815 number compare
  5. 62 El Salvador 84,782 number compare
  6. 63 Bulgaria 80,474 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Ireland?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Ireland was 86,980 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 86,980 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 64,269 number in 2013.
How does Ireland rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
Ireland ranks 60th out of 105 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 1,002 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.