Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 16.46 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Low & middle income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Low & middle income stood at 16.46 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Low & middle income peaked at 16.46 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.31 million number, in 1998.
Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.46 million number | 5.31 million number | 5.61 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.60 million number | 6.01 million number | 12.89 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.12 million number | 13.48 million number | 16.46 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 61.84 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 119.71 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Low & middle income?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Low & middle income was 16.46 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.46 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 million number in 1998.
- How does Low & middle income rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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).