Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 990,614 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) recorded 990,614 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 990,614 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 626,691, in 2012.
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 89th of 205 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 626,691 | — |
| 2013 | 655,445 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 684,890 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 716,064 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 782,997 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 812,350 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 812,080 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 840,708 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 884,502 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 924,249 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 920,818 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 916,385 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 990,614 | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 741,403 | 626,691 | 840,708 | 8 |
| 2020s | 927,314 | 884,502 | 990,614 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 990,614 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 990,614 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 626,691 in 2012.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 89th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release