Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in Middle income
Middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) was 728,346 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Middle income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Middle income is 728,346 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 Middle income peaked at 728,346 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 214,447 number, in 1999.
That places Middle income 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 (number) in Middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 236,335 number | — |
| 1999 | 214,447 number | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 228,944 number | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 243,725 number | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 275,618 number | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 304,727 number | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 334,638 number | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 350,103 number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 359,048 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 348,516 number | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 384,134 number | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 418,630 number | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 464,208 number | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 486,327 number | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 497,477 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 531,350 number | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 558,490 number | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 587,007 number | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 639,892 number | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 667,402 number | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 706,436 number | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 728,346 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 225,391 number | 214,447 number | 236,335 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 324,808 number | 228,944 number | 418,630 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 586,694 number | 464,208 number | 728,346 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0855 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Middle income?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Middle income was 728,346 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 728,346 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 214,447 number in 1999.
- How does Middle income rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Middle income ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in 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 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.