Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 486,185 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 486,185. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 486,185 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78,830, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 29th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78,830 | — |
| 1999 | 85,138 | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 94,248 | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 102,139 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 118,626 | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 135,105 | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 152,525 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 164,279 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 183,063 | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 192,993 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 206,832 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 227,153 | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 254,874 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 252,347 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 245,212 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 248,937 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 248,028 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 255,910 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 270,417 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 275,078 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 290,608 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 327,492 | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 393,723 | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 430,335 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 430,152 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 462,662 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 486,185 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,984 | 78,830 | 85,138 | 2 |
| 2000s | 157,696 | 94,248 | 227,153 | 10 |
| 2010s | 266,890 | 245,212 | 327,492 | 10 |
| 2020s | 440,611 | 393,723 | 486,185 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 486,185 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 486,185 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,830 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 29th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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