Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 583,930 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 583,930 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 699,698 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 490,055, in 2021.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 119th of 205 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 537,123 | — |
| 2013 | 547,227 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 616,993 | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 683,346 | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 699,698 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 681,683 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 652,705 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 617,498 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 528,244 | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 490,055 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 545,042 | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 578,594 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 583,930 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 629,534 | 537,123 | 699,698 | 8 |
| 2020s | 545,173 | 490,055 | 583,930 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 116 Lao People's Democratic Republic 652 compare
- 117 Burundi 455 compare
- 118 Samoa 280 compare
- 119 Monaco 266 compare
- 120 Cape Verde 218 compare
- 121 Lesotho 172 compare
- 122 Seychelles 134 compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 976,549 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.8278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 583,930 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 699,698 in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 490,055 in 2021.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 119th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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