Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Least developed countries: UN classification

Least developed countries: UN classification: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 314,852 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
314,852 number
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
37th
of 45 groups
All-time high
314,852 number
in 2019
All-time low
55,467 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1998–2019

100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200820191998: 55.5k number1999: 63.9k number2000: 75.4k number2001: 82.1k number2002: 91.7k number2003: 98.5k number2004: 122.7k number2005: 128.1k number2006: 148.9k number2007: 164.1k number2008: 190.2k number2009: 213.7k number2010: 233.5k number2011: 253.4k number2012: 249.5k number2013: 256.2k number2014: 274.1k number2015: 290.4k number2016: 298.7k number2017: 292.9k number2018: 300.9k number2019: 314.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Least developed countries: UN classification 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: UN classification peaked at 314,852 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55,467 number, in 1998.

Least developed countries: UN classification 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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: UN classification

  1. 34 Pakistan 42,956 number compare
  2. 35 Belarus 42,258 number compare
  3. 36 Austria 40,188 number compare
  4. 37 Cote d'Ivoire 36,291 number compare
  5. 38 Singapore 34,576 number compare
  6. 39 Hong Kong 32,380 number compare
  7. 40 Kyrgyzstan 31,761 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Least developed countries: UN classification 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: UN classification?
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: UN classification?
The lowest recorded value was 55,467 number in 1998.
How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Least developed countries: UN classification 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: UN classification?
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: UN classification 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).