Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 23,347 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 23,347. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 23,347 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,699, in 2001.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 159th out of 216 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6,981 | — |
| 1999 | 7,094 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 6,975 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 6,699 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 7,348 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 8,413 | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 10,192 | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 11,528 | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 12,325 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 12,611 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 12,902 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 12,811 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 13,130 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 13,757 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 14,089 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 15,976 | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 18,088 | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 19,822 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 21,484 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 22,283 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 22,090 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 22,374 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 23,347 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,038 | 6,981 | 7,094 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10,180 | 6,699 | 12,902 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,309 | 13,130 | 22,374 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,347 | 23,347 | 23,347 | 1 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 99.95 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 23,347 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23,347 in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,699 in 2001.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 159th out of 216 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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