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

Spain: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 659,866 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
659,866 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
19th
of 105 countries
All-time high
659,866 number
in 2018
All-time low
587,466 number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2013201520182013: 587.5k number2014: 640.9k number2015: 650.8k number2016: 652.6k number2017: 656.4k number2018: 659.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Spain recorded 659,866 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

That places Spain 19th out of 105 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in Spain, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 587,466 number —
2014 640,882 number +9.1%
2015 650,767 number +1.5%
2016 652,643 number +0.3%
2017 656,390 number +0.6%
2018 659,866 number +0.5%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 659,866 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 103,875 number, 6.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 659,866 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 103,875 number, 6.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 16 Colombia 856,845 number compare
  2. 17 Pakistan 761,169 number compare
  3. 18 Saudi Arabia 703,490 number compare
  4. 20 France 625,091 number compare
  5. 21 Algeria 619,093 number compare
  6. 22 Italy 612,887 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Spain?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Spain was 659,866 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 659,866 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 587,466 number in 2013.
How does Spain rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
Spain ranks 19th out of 105 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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.