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
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in United States, 2014–2018
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
| 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
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the masters or equivalent (ISCED 7) level.