Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 5.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 5.37 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 5.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.35 million, in 2012.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 22nd 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 ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.35 million | — |
| 2013 | 3.36 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.79 million | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 3.91 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 4.06 million | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.22 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.22 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.32 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.42 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.59 million | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 4.91 million | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 5.19 million | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 5.37 million | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.90 million | 3.35 million | 4.32 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.90 million | 4.42 million | 5.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 19 Philippines 161,101 compare
- 20 Bangladesh 152,919 compare
- 21 Japan 140,337 compare
- 22 Republic of Korea 138,031 compare
- 23 Canada 137,325 compare
- 24 Morocco 112,141 compare
- 25 Netherlands 107,243 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 278.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 5.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 million in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 22nd out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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