Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number) in United States

United States: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number) was 1.60 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.60 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
2nd
of 103 countries
All-time high
1.60 million number
in 2018
All-time low
1.51 million number
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in United States, 2014–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2014201620182014: 1.5M number2015: 1.5M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

United States recorded 1.60 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over five years.

That places United States 2nd out of 103 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number) in United States, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female (number) in United States, 2014 to 2018.
Year number Change
2014 1.51 million number —
2015 1.51 million number +0.2%
2016 1.53 million number +0.9%
2017 1.57 million number +2.5%
2018 1.60 million number +2.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 1.60 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 39,485 number, 40.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 India 2.47 million number compare
  2. 3 China 1.23 million number compare
  3. 4 Russia 645,875 number compare
  4. 5 Germany 563,022 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in United States?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in United States was 1.60 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 1.60 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 1.51 million number in 2014.
How does United States rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
United States ranks 2nd out of 103 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this United States 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.