Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 990,614 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 990,614 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 8.1% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 990,614 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 626,691, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: Africa 89th out of 205 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 626,691 | — |
| 2013 | 655,445 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 684,890 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 716,064 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 782,997 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 812,350 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 812,080 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 840,708 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 884,502 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 924,249 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 920,818 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 916,385 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 990,614 | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 741,403 | 626,691 | 840,708 | 8 |
| 2020s | 927,314 | 884,502 | 990,614 | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in UNICEF: Africa was 990,614 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 990,614 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 626,691 in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 89th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Africa 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