Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 11.25 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
11.25 million number
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
9th
of 43 groups
All-time high
11.25 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.91 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M1998200820191998: 1.9M number1999: 2.1M number2000: 2.3M number2001: 2.6M number2002: 3.3M number2003: 4.3M number2004: 5.3M number2005: 5.6M number2006: 6.3M number2007: 6.8M number2008: 7.2M number2009: 7.9M number2010: 8.5M number2011: 8.4M number2012: 8.5M number2013: 8.6M number2014: 10.6M number2015: 10.9M number2016: 10.9M number2017: 10.8M number2018: 10.9M number2019: 11.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 11.25 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 11.25 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.91 million number, in 1998.

That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 1.91 million number
1999 2.06 million number +8.0%
2000 2.25 million number +9.5%
2001 2.61 million number +15.9%
2002 3.29 million number +25.8%
2003 4.26 million number +29.8%
2004 5.28 million number +23.9%
2005 5.65 million number +6.9%
2006 6.31 million number +11.8%
2007 6.83 million number +8.2%
2008 7.16 million number +4.9%
2009 7.89 million number +10.2%
2010 8.46 million number +7.2%
2011 8.37 million number -1.0%
2012 8.46 million number +1.0%
2013 8.63 million number +2.0%
2014 10.59 million number +22.7%
2015 10.87 million number +2.7%
2016 10.90 million number +0.3%
2017 10.76 million number -1.3%
2018 10.87 million number +1.1%
2019 11.25 million number +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.98 million number 1.91 million number 2.06 million number 2
2000s 5.15 million number 2.25 million number 7.89 million number 10
2010s 9.92 million number 8.37 million number 11.25 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 6 Japan 467,959 number compare
  2. 7 Argentina 389,401 number compare
  3. 8 Colombia 329,439 number compare
  4. 9 Vietnam 271,614 number compare
  5. 10 South Korea 267,753 number compare
  6. 11 Nigeria 249,756 number compare
  7. 12 France 241,586 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 11.25 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 11.25 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.91 million number in 1998.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).