Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 12.21 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12.21 million number
Change on year
up 3.2%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
12.21 million number
in 2019
All-time low
2.98 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1998–2019

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M1998200820191998: 3.0M number1999: 3.1M number2000: 3.4M number2001: 3.9M number2002: 4.6M number2003: 5.5M number2004: 6.4M number2005: 6.8M number2006: 7.6M number2007: 8.1M number2008: 8.5M number2009: 9.2M number2010: 9.7M number2011: 9.7M number2012: 9.7M number2013: 9.4M number2014: 11.4M number2015: 11.7M number2016: 11.8M number2017: 11.7M number2018: 11.8M number2019: 12.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 12.21 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 3.2% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 12.21 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.98 million number, in 1998.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.05 million number 2.98 million number 3.13 million number 2
2000s 6.39 million number 3.42 million number 9.22 million number 10
2010s 10.92 million number 9.44 million number 12.21 million number 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  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 Vietnam 271,614 number compare
  7. 10 South Korea 267,753 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Late-demographic dividend?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Late-demographic dividend was 12.21 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 12.21 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 2.98 million number in 1998.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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).