Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 172,351 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 172,351 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 172,351 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54,840, in 1998.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 70th of 216 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 54,840 | — |
| 1999 | 59,688 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 62,825 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 64,926 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 69,683 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 74,579 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 83,933 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 85,297 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 88,366 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 84,371 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 97,570 | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 104,293 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 111,896 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 111,473 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 108,899 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 108,848 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 119,340 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 117,837 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 129,180 | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 131,920 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 140,675 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 137,897 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 144,216 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 149,923 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 146,458 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 160,471 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 172,351 | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,264 | 54,840 | 59,688 | 2 |
| 2000s | 81,584 | 62,825 | 104,293 | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,796 | 108,848 | 140,675 | 10 |
| 2020s | 154,684 | 144,216 | 172,351 | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 172,351 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 172,351 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,840 in 1998.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 70th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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