Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Euro area
Euro area: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 251,357 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Euro area, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Euro area stood at 251,357 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Euro area peaked at 251,357 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 176,726 number, in 1997.
That places Euro area 13th out of 43 regions with data for 2019, 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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 176,726 number | — |
| 1998 | 179,059 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 185,571 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 188,656 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 193,289 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 210,076 number | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 224,759 number | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 237,138 number | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 236,261 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 235,005 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 236,743 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 235,639 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 244,932 number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 244,680 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 240,829 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 232,919 number | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 222,861 number | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 222,698 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 227,160 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 240,168 number | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 243,140 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 251,357 number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 251,357 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180,452 number | 176,726 number | 185,571 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 224,250 number | 188,656 number | 244,932 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 237,717 number | 222,698 number | 251,357 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Euro area?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Euro area was 251,357 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 251,357 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,726 number in 1997.
- How does Euro area rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Euro area ranks 13th out of 43 regions with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.