Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 2.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 2.76 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 3.2% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 2.76 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million, in 2012.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 49th 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.62 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.68 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.78 million | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.83 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.87 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.94 million | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.00 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.07 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 2.24 million | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 2.37 million | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 2.67 million | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 2.76 million | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.85 million | 1.62 million | 2.07 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.43 million | 2.14 million | 2.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 2.76 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million in 2012.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 49th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 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