Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number) was 522,702 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Upper 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 Upper middle income is 522,702 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Upper middle income peaked at 522,702 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 161,424 number, in 1999.
Upper middle income ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 188,710 number | — |
| 1999 | 161,424 number | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 171,872 number | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 182,277 number | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 209,978 number | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 233,922 number | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 257,482 number | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 270,779 number | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 276,278 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 269,089 number | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 288,892 number | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 315,703 number | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 354,792 number | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 364,345 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 369,752 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 389,761 number | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 403,548 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 430,857 number | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 464,825 number | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 482,606 number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 504,560 number | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 522,702 number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 175,067 number | 161,424 number | 188,710 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 247,627 number | 171,872 number | 315,703 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 428,775 number | 354,792 number | 522,702 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.076 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Upper middle income?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Upper middle income was 522,702 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 522,702 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,424 number in 1999.
- How does Upper middle income rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.