Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in World
World: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 1.45 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in World, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in World stood at 1.45 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in World peaked at 1.45 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 651,187 number, in 1998.
That places World 1st 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 in World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 651,187 number | — |
| 1999 | 655,703 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 673,849 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 706,380 number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 789,747 number | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 860,596 number | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 947,496 number | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 975,991 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 997,874 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.06 million number | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.11 million number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.18 million number | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.22 million number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.24 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.35 million number | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.38 million number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.43 million number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.45 million number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 653,445 number | 651,187 number | 655,703 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 913,563 number | 673,849 number | 1.11 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million number | 1.18 million number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in World?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in World was 1.45 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 651,187 number in 1998.
- How does World rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.