Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 100,523 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 100,523. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 100,523 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47,125, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 106th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47,125 | — |
| 1999 | 50,595 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 54,839 | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 59,024 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 65,827 | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 69,185 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 73,290 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 73,214 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 71,410 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 71,299 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 71,596 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 74,216 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 78,991 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 81,810 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 81,502 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 76,217 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 71,206 | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 65,976 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 61,681 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 56,207 | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 53,758 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 51,915 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 90,466 | +74.3% |
| 2021 | 93,568 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 85,420 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 96,018 | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 100,523 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,860 | 47,125 | 50,595 | 2 |
| 2000s | 68,390 | 54,839 | 74,216 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,926 | 51,915 | 81,810 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,199 | 85,420 | 100,523 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- 103 Malta 379.9 compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 374 compare
- 105 Costa Rica 354 compare
- 106 Tanzania, United Republic of 353 compare
- 107 Ethiopia 304 compare
- 108 Congo 298 compare
- 109 Togo 285 compare
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 22.35 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 10.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 11.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 742,097 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 6.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.21 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 100,523 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 100,523 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,125 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 106th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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