Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 12,312 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 12,312 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 12,346 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,464, in 1998.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 176th of 216 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4,464 | — |
| 1999 | 4,524 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 4,646 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 4,767 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 4,997 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 5,228 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 5,548 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 5,870 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 6,122 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 6,580 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 6,538 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 7,476 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 8,402 | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 9,328 | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 10,231 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 11,005 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 11,675 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 12,346 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 12,312 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,494 | 4,464 | 4,524 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,311 | 4,646 | 6,122 | 7 |
| 2010s | 9,287 | 6,538 | 12,346 | 9 |
| 2020s | 12,312 | 12,312 | 12,312 | 1 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.02 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 12,312 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 12,346 in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,464 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 176th out of 216 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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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February 2026 Data Release