Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 3.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) is 3.22 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 3.22 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.84 million, in 2016.
That places ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 43rd out of 205 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.01 million | — |
| 2013 | 2.95 million | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.89 million | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.85 million | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.84 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.87 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.93 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.95 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.03 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.12 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 3.20 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.22 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3.22 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.91 million | 2.84 million | 3.01 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.16 million | 3.03 million | 3.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 71.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 18.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 25.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 19.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 13.61 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 3.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 million in 2016.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 43rd out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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