Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Middle income

Middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 16.25 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.25 million number
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
4th
of 45 groups
All-time high
16.25 million number
in 2019
All-time low
5.24 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Middle income, 1998–2019

5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M1998200820191998: 5.2M number1999: 5.5M number2000: 5.9M number2001: 6.5M number2002: 7.4M number2003: 8.6M number2004: 9.5M number2005: 10.0M number2006: 10.9M number2007: 11.4M number2008: 11.9M number2009: 12.7M number2010: 13.6M number2011: 13.8M number2012: 14.1M number2013: 13.3M number2014: 15.4M number2015: 15.9M number2016: 15.6M number2017: 15.6M number2018: 15.9M number2019: 16.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Middle income is 16.25 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Middle income peaked at 16.25 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.24 million number, in 1998.

Middle income ranks 4th of 45 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.39 million number 5.24 million number 5.54 million number 2
2000s 9.48 million number 5.92 million number 12.73 million number 10
2010s 14.93 million number 13.30 million number 16.25 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 1 China 9.96 million number compare
  2. 2 United States 3.99 million number compare
  3. 3 Turkey 1.34 million number compare
  4. 4 Russia 737,964 number compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 564,833 number compare
  6. 6 Japan 467,959 number compare
  7. 7 Argentina 389,401 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Middle income?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Middle income was 16.25 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 16.25 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 5.24 million number in 1998.
How does Middle income rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Middle income ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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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).