Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in MDG: World
MDG: World: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 16.12 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in MDG: World, 2012β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: World recorded 16.12 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in MDG: World peaked at 16.12 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.75 million, in 2015.
MDG: World ranks 1st of 205 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.18 million | 12.75 million | 13.68 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.87 million | 13.61 million | 16.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: World
More education data for MDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in MDG: World?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in MDG: World was 16.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in MDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 16.12 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.75 million in 2015.
- How does MDG: World rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
- MDG: World ranks 1st out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release