Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Low income

Low income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 1.74 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.74 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
37th
of 41 groups
All-time high
1.74 million number
in 2017
All-time low
1.54 million number
in 2013
Years of data
5
2013–2017

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Low income, 2013–2017

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2013201520172013: 1.5M number2014: 1.7M number2015: 1.7M number2016: 1.7M number2017: 1.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Low income stood at 1.74 million number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.7% over five years.

That places Low income 37th out of 41 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in Low income, 2013 to 2017.
Year number Change
2013 1.54 million number
2014 1.66 million number +7.4%
2015 1.70 million number +2.3%
2016 1.71 million number +0.6%
2017 1.74 million number +2.0%

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 34 Ecuador 299,546 number
  2. 35 Kazakhstan 292,231 number
  3. 36 Belgium 208,652 number compare
  4. 37 Nepal 203,448 number compare
  5. 38 Romania 181,573 number compare
  6. 39 Belarus 154,590 number compare
  7. 40 Sweden 154,338 number compare

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Low income?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Low income was 1.74 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 1.74 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 1.54 million number in 2013.
How does Low income rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
Low income ranks 37th out of 41 groups with data for 2017.
Where does this Low 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)
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.