Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in Vietnam

Vietnam: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) was 906,849 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
906,849 number
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
12th
of 105 countries
All-time high
970,672 number
in 2014
All-time low
673,767 number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2013201520182013: 673.8k number2014: 970.7k number2015: 850.0k number2016: 932.1k number2017: 934.5k number2018: 906.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Vietnam is 906,849 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

That places Vietnam 12th out of 105 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in Vietnam, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 673,767 number —
2014 970,672 number +44.1%
2015 849,994 number -12.4%
2016 932,063 number +9.7%
2017 934,476 number +0.3%
2018 906,849 number -3.0%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 906,849 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 148,829 number, 6.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 906,849 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 483,237 number, 1.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 9 Egypt 1.31 million number compare
  2. 10 Japan 1.22 million number compare
  3. 11 Iran 1.06 million number compare
  4. 13 United Kingdom 906,452 number compare
  5. 14 South Korea 876,469 number compare
  6. 15 Germany 875,203 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Vietnam?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Vietnam was 906,849 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 970,672 number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 673,767 number in 2013.
How does Vietnam rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
Vietnam ranks 12th out of 105 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam 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.