Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Ireland

Ireland: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 10,103 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
10,103 number
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
62nd
of 140 countries
All-time high
36,650 number
in 2002
All-time low
8,664 number
in 2016
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Ireland, 1998–2018

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998200820181998: 27.4k number1999: 31.5k number2000: 34.5k number2001: 32.6k number2002: 36.6k number2003: 34.9k number2004: 32.9k number2005: 27.7k number2006: 26.8k number2007: 27.2k number2008: 22.2k number2009: 22.1k number2010: 19.3k number2011: 17.8k number2012: 16.1k number2013: 17.3k number2014: 9.5k number2015: 8.9k number2016: 8.7k number2017: 10.3k number2018: 10.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Ireland is 10,103 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Ireland peaked at 36,650 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8,664 number, in 2016.

Ireland ranks 62nd of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29,437 number 27,380 number 31,494 number 2
2000s 29,747 number 22,119 number 36,650 number 10
2010s 13,109 number 8,664 number 19,281 number 9

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 59 Lebanon 11,721 number compare
  2. 60 Namibia 10,491 number compare
  3. 61 Cambodia 10,291 number compare
  4. 63 Benin 9,747 number compare
  5. 64 Dominican Republic 9,563 number compare
  6. 65 Latvia 8,926 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Ireland?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Ireland was 10,103 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 36,650 number in 2002.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 8,664 number in 2016.
How does Ireland rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Ireland ranks 62nd out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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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About this data

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).