Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 314,852 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Least developed countries, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 314,852 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 4.6% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Least developed countries peaked at 314,852 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55,467 number, in 1998.
Least developed countries ranks 37th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55,467 number | — |
| 1999 | 63,925 number | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 75,446 number | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 82,091 number | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 91,676 number | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 98,495 number | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 122,711 number | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 128,116 number | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 148,911 number | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 164,128 number | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 190,237 number | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 213,711 number | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 233,495 number | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 253,390 number | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 249,503 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 256,167 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 274,062 number | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 290,432 number | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 298,691 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 292,929 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 300,869 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 314,852 number | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,696 number | 55,467 number | 63,925 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 131,552 number | 75,446 number | 213,711 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 276,439 number | 233,495 number | 314,852 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More reference data data for Least developed countries
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.50 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 27.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.85 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.33 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.41 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Least developed countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Least developed countries was 314,852 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 314,852 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,467 number in 1998.
- How does Least developed countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- Least developed countries ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).