Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 736,985 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Low & middle income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 736,985 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Low & middle income peaked at 736,985 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 216,531 number, in 1999.
Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 238,585 number | — |
| 1999 | 216,531 number | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 230,652 number | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 245,108 number | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 277,344 number | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 306,690 number | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 337,285 number | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 353,036 number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 362,765 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 352,645 number | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 388,512 number | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 423,440 number | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 469,723 number | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 491,949 number | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 503,497 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 538,030 number | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 566,079 number | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 595,514 number | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 648,081 number | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 675,162 number | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 715,069 number | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 736,985 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 227,558 number | 216,531 number | 238,585 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 327,748 number | 230,652 number | 423,440 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 594,009 number | 469,723 number | 736,985 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 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 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Low & middle income?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Low & middle income was 736,985 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 736,985 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,531 number in 1999.
- How does Low & middle income rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.