Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia

WB: Europe & Central Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 617,763 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
617,763
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
24th
of 216 groups
All-time high
617,763
in 2024
All-time low
295,561
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1997–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1997201020241997: 295.6k1998: 320.3k1999: 341.9k2000: 351.3k2001: 368.1k2002: 400.5k2003: 434.6k2004: 451.6k2005: 453.6k2006: 452.6k2007: 461.5k2008: 459.4k2009: 477.9k2010: 494.2k2011: 493.8k2012: 492.8k2013: 498.0k2014: 489.1k2015: 491.6k2016: 502.1k2017: 501.5k2018: 507.7k2019: 530.3k2020: 571.6k2021: 594.1k2022: 583.0k2023: 613.9k2024: 617.8k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Europe & Central Asia recorded 617,763 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 617,763 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 295,561, in 1997.

WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 24th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 295,561
1998 320,278 +8.4%
1999 341,908 +6.8%
2000 351,344 +2.8%
2001 368,055 +4.8%
2002 400,509 +8.8%
2003 434,561 +8.5%
2004 451,649 +3.9%
2005 453,636 +0.4%
2006 452,634 -0.2%
2007 461,511 +2.0%
2008 459,379 -0.5%
2009 477,902 +4.0%
2010 494,223 +3.4%
2011 493,778 -0.1%
2012 492,793 -0.2%
2013 497,953 +1.0%
2014 489,061 -1.8%
2015 491,592 +0.5%
2016 502,110 +2.1%
2017 501,502 -0.1%
2018 507,706 +1.2%
2019 530,308 +4.5%
2020 571,634 +7.8%
2021 594,108 +3.9%
2022 583,049 -1.9%
2023 613,855 +5.3%
2024 617,763 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 319,249 295,561 341,908 3
2000s 431,118 351,344 477,902 10
2010s 500,103 489,061 530,308 10
2020s 596,082 571,634 617,763 5

Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia

  1. 21 Indonesia 22,134 compare
  2. 22 Netherlands 21,434 compare
  3. 23 Italy 20,601 compare
  4. 24 Morocco 20,305 compare
  5. 25 Greece 15,708 compare
  6. 26 Thailand 14,650 compare
  7. 27 Argentina 14,342 compare

See the full ranking of 358 places →

More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia

All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 617,763 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 617,763 in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 295,561 in 1997.
How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 24th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-8-programmes-female-number-2/wb-europe-and-central-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-8-programmes-female-number-2/wb-europe-and-central-asia/">Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
358 places, 7,873 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release