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
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1997–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
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.
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February 2026 Data Release