Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) was 1.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 1.16 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 1.16 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 243,744, in 1999.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 265,625 | — |
| 1999 | 243,744 | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 259,021 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 273,298 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 306,515 | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 351,413 | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 379,117 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 400,994 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 435,575 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 409,579 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 451,288 | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 490,300 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 540,104 | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 565,772 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 578,149 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 613,471 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 641,648 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 672,957 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 727,331 | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 755,985 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 802,578 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 855,908 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 953,064 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 1.07 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.14 million | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.16 million | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 254,684 | 243,744 | 265,625 | 2 |
| 2000s | 375,710 | 259,021 | 490,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 675,390 | 540,104 | 855,908 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million | 953,064 | 1.16 million | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 1.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 243,744 in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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