Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Ireland

Ireland: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 18,603 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
18,603 number
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
54th
of 103 countries
All-time high
18,603 number
in 2018
All-time low
12,556 number
in 2014
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Ireland, 2013–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2013201520182013: 15.0k number2014: 12.6k number2015: 15.5k number2016: 16.5k number2017: 16.8k number2018: 18.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Ireland stood at 18,603 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.

Ireland ranks 54th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 51 Albania 27,833 number compare
  2. 52 Kazakhstan 25,638 number compare
  3. 53 Sri Lanka 24,657 number compare
  4. 55 Georgia 18,234 number compare
  5. 56 Lithuania 17,233 number compare
  6. 57 Senegal 16,021 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Ireland?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Ireland was 18,603 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 18,603 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 12,556 number in 2014.
How does Ireland rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
Ireland ranks 54th out of 103 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
146 places, 983 data points, 2004–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the masters or equivalent (ISCED 7) level.