Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in World
World: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 13.39 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in World, 2012–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
World recorded 13.39 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
World ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.33 million number | — |
| 2013 | 13.13 million number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 12.95 million number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 12.58 million number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 12.63 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 12.93 million number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 13.23 million number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.39 million number | +1.3% |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in World?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in World was 13.39 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 13.39 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.58 million number in 2015.
- How does World rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
- World ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.