Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 2.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: World, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: World stood at 2.04 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: World peaked at 2.04 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 680,362, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: World 5th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 680,362 | — |
| 1999 | 684,112 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 705,392 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 745,374 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 816,232 | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 901,777 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 970,243 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 996,878 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.03 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.14 million | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.19 million | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.23 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.26 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.30 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.37 million | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.46 million | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.52 million | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.59 million | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 1.71 million | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 1.75 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.03 million | +15.9% |
| 2024 | 2.04 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 682,237 | 680,362 | 684,112 | 2 |
| 2000s | 943,127 | 705,392 | 1.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million | 1.19 million | 1.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 million | 1.59 million | 2.04 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.03 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.04 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.45 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 212.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: World?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in UNICEF: World was 2.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 680,362 in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- UNICEF: World ranks 5th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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