Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 12.15 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12.15 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
7th
of 43 groups
All-time high
12.16 million number
in 2015
All-time low
3.36 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1998–2019

4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M1998200820191998: 3.4M number1999: 3.5M number2000: 3.7M number2001: 4.1M number2002: 4.8M number2003: 5.7M number2004: 6.8M number2005: 7.1M number2006: 7.8M number2007: 8.3M number2008: 8.5M number2009: 9.2M number2010: 9.7M number2011: 9.7M number2012: 9.8M number2013: 9.9M number2014: 11.9M number2015: 12.2M number2016: 12.2M number2017: 11.9M number2018: 11.9M number2019: 12.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific is 12.15 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 12.16 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.36 million number, in 1998.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th 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, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in East Asia & Pacific, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 3.36 million number
1999 3.51 million number +4.4%
2000 3.72 million number +5.9%
2001 4.08 million number +9.6%
2002 4.75 million number +16.6%
2003 5.72 million number +20.4%
2004 6.75 million number +17.9%
2005 7.11 million number +5.4%
2006 7.78 million number +9.3%
2007 8.27 million number +6.3%
2008 8.46 million number +2.3%
2009 9.17 million number +8.4%
2010 9.73 million number +6.1%
2011 9.66 million number -0.7%
2012 9.76 million number +1.0%
2013 9.94 million number +1.8%
2014 11.90 million number +19.7%
2015 12.16 million number +2.2%
2016 12.15 million number -0.0%
2017 11.90 million number -2.0%
2018 11.91 million number +0.0%
2019 12.15 million number +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.44 million number 3.36 million number 3.51 million number 2
2000s 6.58 million number 3.72 million number 9.17 million number 10
2010s 11.13 million number 9.66 million number 12.16 million number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

  1. 4 Russia 737,964 number compare
  2. 5 Indonesia 564,833 number compare
  3. 6 Japan 467,959 number compare
  4. 7 Argentina 389,401 number compare
  5. 8 Colombia 329,439 number compare
  6. 9 Viet Nam 271,614 number compare
  7. 10 Korea 267,753 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?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in East Asia & Pacific was 12.15 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?
The highest recorded value was 12.16 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 3.36 million number in 1998.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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).