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

Nepal: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 203,448 number in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
203,448 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
37th
of 105 countries
All-time high
203,448 number
in 2019
All-time low
168,147 number
in 2016
Years of data
5
2013–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Nepal, 2013–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2013201620192013: 198.6k number2016: 168.1k number2017: 169.6k number2018: 196.9k number2019: 203.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Nepal stood at 203,448 number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

That places Nepal 37th out of 105 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Nepal

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

See the full ranking of 148 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Nepal?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Nepal was 203,448 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 203,448 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 168,147 number in 2016.
How does Nepal rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
Nepal ranks 37th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nepal 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.