Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 9,454 in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
9,454
Change on year
up 8.4%
Rank
188th
of 216 groups
All-time high
9,454
in 2020
All-time low
1,086
in 2001
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1998–2020

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1998200920201998: 2.0k1999: 1.8k2000: 1.5k2001: 1.1k2002: 1.4k2003: 1.7k2004: 2.4k2005: 2.7k2006: 3.4k2007: 3.8k2008: 4.0k2009: 4.4k2010: 5.1k2011: 5.2k2012: 5.6k2013: 6.2k2014: 7.1k2015: 8.0k2016: 7.8k2017: 7.6k2018: 8.6k2019: 8.7k2020: 9.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2020, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 9,454. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 9,454 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,086, in 2001.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 188th out of 216 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1998 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1998 1,978
1999 1,847 -6.6%
2000 1,509 -18.3%
2001 1,086 -28.0%
2002 1,426 +31.3%
2003 1,674 +17.4%
2004 2,411 +44.0%
2005 2,710 +12.4%
2006 3,407 +25.7%
2007 3,843 +12.8%
2008 4,028 +4.8%
2009 4,416 +9.6%
2010 5,095 +15.4%
2011 5,240 +2.8%
2012 5,562 +6.1%
2013 6,194 +11.4%
2014 7,096 +14.6%
2015 7,967 +12.3%
2016 7,800 -2.1%
2017 7,620 -2.3%
2018 8,611 +13.0%
2019 8,725 +1.3%
2020 9,454 +8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,913 1,847 1,978 2
2000s 2,651 1,086 4,416 10
2010s 6,991 5,095 8,725 10
2020s 9,454 9,454 9,454 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 9,454 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 9,454 in 2020.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,086 in 2001.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 188th out of 216 groups with data for 2020.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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