Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)

ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 9,423 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
9,423
Change on year
up 5.5%
Rank
189th
of 216 groups
All-time high
9,423
in 2021
All-time low
1,732
in 2001
Years of data
24
1998–2021

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1998–2021

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1998200920211998: 2.4k1999: 2.4k2000: 2.2k2001: 1.7k2002: 2.1k2003: 3.0k2004: 4.4k2005: 5.4k2006: 5.8k2007: 5.9k2008: 5.9k2009: 5.9k2010: 6.1k2011: 6.8k2012: 7.1k2013: 7.5k2014: 8.3k2015: 8.7k2016: 9.4k2017: 9.3k2018: 8.4k2019: 8.0k2020: 8.9k2021: 9.4k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2021, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 9,423. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 9,423 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,732, in 2001.

That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 189th out of 216 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1998 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1998 2,376
1999 2,403 +1.1%
2000 2,181 -9.2%
2001 1,732 -20.6%
2002 2,120 +22.4%
2003 3,012 +42.0%
2004 4,391 +45.8%
2005 5,352 +21.9%
2006 5,826 +8.8%
2007 5,855 +0.5%
2008 5,864 +0.2%
2009 5,864 -0.0%
2010 6,139 +4.7%
2011 6,789 +10.6%
2012 7,092 +4.5%
2013 7,453 +5.1%
2014 8,289 +11.2%
2015 8,735 +5.4%
2016 9,379 +7.4%
2017 9,339 -0.4%
2018 8,380 -10.3%
2019 7,988 -4.7%
2020 8,935 +11.9%
2021 9,423 +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,389 2,376 2,403 2
2000s 4,220 1,732 5,864 10
2010s 7,958 6,139 9,379 10
2020s 9,179 8,935 9,423 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 9,423 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
The highest recorded value was 9,423 in 2021.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,732 in 2001.
How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 189th out of 216 groups with data for 2021.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
358 places, 7,873 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release