Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in European Union

European Union: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 750,346 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
750,346 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
27th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.45 million number
in 2002
All-time low
728,710 number
in 2015
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in European Union, 1997–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1997200820191997: 1.0M number1998: 1.3M number1999: 1.3M number2000: 1.3M number2001: 1.4M number2002: 1.5M number2003: 1.3M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.3M number2006: 1.3M number2007: 1.2M number2008: 1.2M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.2M number2011: 1.2M number2012: 1.2M number2013: 793.9k number2014: 748.6k number2015: 728.7k number2016: 733.6k number2017: 747.2k number2018: 750.3k number2019: 750.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in European Union is 750,346 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in European Union peaked at 1.45 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 728,710 number, in 2015.

European Union ranks 27th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.20 million number 1.04 million number 1.31 million number 3
2000s 1.29 million number 1.21 million number 1.45 million number 10
2010s 888,600 number 728,710 number 1.22 million number 10

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  7. 30 Kazakhstan 48,655 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in European Union?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in European Union was 750,346 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in European Union?
The highest recorded value was 1.45 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in European Union?
The lowest recorded value was 728,710 number in 2015.
How does European Union rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
European Union ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in European Union?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union 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).