Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in India
India: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 75,968 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in India, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in India stood at 75,968 number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 86.2% over ten years.
That places India 4th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Countries ranked near India
- 1 United States 188,030 number compare
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 166,541 number compare
- 3 Germany 89,000 number compare
- 5 Brazil 61,996 number compare
- 6 Iran 61,776 number compare
- 7 United Kingdom 54,051 number compare
More education data for India
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.96 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in India?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in India was 75,968 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 75,968 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,796 number in 2013.
- How does India rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- India ranks 4th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.