Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 11.26 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 11.26 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 11.26 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.92 million number, in 1998.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 43 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 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.92 million number | — |
| 1999 | 2.07 million number | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 2.27 million number | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 2.63 million number | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 3.30 million number | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 4.28 million number | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 5.30 million number | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 5.66 million number | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 6.33 million number | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 6.85 million number | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 7.18 million number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 7.91 million number | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 8.48 million number | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 8.39 million number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.48 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.65 million number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.60 million number | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 10.89 million number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 10.92 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.77 million number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.89 million number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 11.26 million number | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.00 million number | 1.92 million number | 2.07 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.17 million number | 2.27 million number | 7.91 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.93 million number | 8.39 million number | 11.26 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 11.26 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.26 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 million number in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 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 short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).