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

Latest (2019)
75,968 number
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
4th
of 131 countries
All-time high
75,968 number
in 2019
All-time low
40,796 number
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in India, 2013–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2013201620192013: 40.8k number2014: 44.8k number2015: 47.8k number2016: 54.9k number2017: 60.9k number2018: 70.2k number2019: 76.0k number

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. 1 United States 188,030 number compare
  2. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 166,541 number compare
  3. 3 Germany 89,000 number compare
  4. 5 Brazil 61,996 number compare
  5. 6 Iran 61,776 number compare
  6. 7 United Kingdom 54,051 number compare

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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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,886 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.