Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in MDG: Developed Regions

MDG: Developed Regions: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 6.78 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6.78 million
Change on year
up 6.6%
Rank
16th
of 205 groups
All-time high
7.84 million
in 2012
All-time low
6.01 million
in 2016
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in MDG: Developed Regions, 2012–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2012201820242012: 7.8M2013: 7.6M2014: 6.9M2015: 6.3M2016: 6.0M2017: 6.1M2018: 6.3M2019: 6.4M2020: 6.2M2021: 6.3M2022: 6.5M2023: 6.4M2024: 6.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in MDG: Developed Regions stood at 6.78 million.

The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 7.84 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.01 million, in 2016.

That places MDG: Developed Regions 16th out of 205 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number) in MDG: Developed Regions, 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 7.84 million
2013 7.62 million -2.8%
2014 6.91 million -9.3%
2015 6.27 million -9.3%
2016 6.01 million -4.1%
2017 6.11 million +1.6%
2018 6.29 million +2.9%
2019 6.43 million +2.2%
2020 6.16 million -4.2%
2021 6.31 million +2.5%
2022 6.53 million +3.4%
2023 6.36 million -2.5%
2024 6.78 million +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6.69 million 6.01 million 7.84 million 8
2020s 6.43 million 6.16 million 6.78 million 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions

  1. 13 Poland 314,123 compare
  2. 14 Spain 262,967 compare
  3. 15 Mexico 232,275 compare
  4. 16 Argentina 231,994 compare
  5. 17 Australia 196,181 compare
  6. 18 Ukraine 163,508 compare
  7. 19 Philippines 161,101 compare

See the full ranking of 332 places →

More education data for MDG: Developed Regions

All data for MDG: Developed Regions →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in MDG: Developed Regions?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in MDG: Developed Regions was 6.78 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
The highest recorded value was 7.84 million in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
The lowest recorded value was 6.01 million in 2016.
How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
MDG: Developed Regions ranks 16th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in MDG: Developed Regions. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-7-programmes-female-number-2/mdg-developed-regions/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-7-programmes-female-number-2/mdg-developed-regions/">Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in MDG: Developed Regions</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
332 places, 3,841 data points, 2004–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release