Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Low income
Low income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) was 204,727 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Low income, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Low income stood at 204,727 number.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Low income peaked at 205,915 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 71,269 number, in 1998.
That places Low income 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 71,269 number | — |
| 1999 | 76,576 number | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 89,907 number | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 93,082 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 101,187 number | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 107,836 number | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 120,331 number | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 130,119 number | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 137,178 number | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 142,705 number | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 149,167 number | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 154,298 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 155,656 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 153,098 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 156,524 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 175,971 number | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 193,896 number | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 204,428 number | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 205,915 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 204,727 number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,923 number | 71,269 number | 76,576 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 122,581 number | 89,907 number | 154,298 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 181,277 number | 153,098 number | 205,915 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,022 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 272.48 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 251.62 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Low income?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Low income was 204,727 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 205,915 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,269 number in 1998.
- How does Low income rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- Low income ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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).