School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in World
World: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 46.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
World recorded 46.5% for school enrollment, tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in World peaked at 46.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1971.
World ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in World, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.9% | — |
| 1971 | 7.4% | -42.6% |
| 1972 | 8.4% | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 8.2% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 9.4% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 9.7% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 10.7% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 12.6% | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 11.4% | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 12.0% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 12.9% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 38.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -42.6% | 12.9% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 7.4% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 10.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 12.5% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 19.4% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 30.7% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 42.6% | 46.5% | 5 |
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)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in World?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in World was 46.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1971.
- How does World rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- World ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.