Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in OECD members
OECD members: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 7.71 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in OECD members, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in OECD members stood at 7.71 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in OECD members peaked at 8.22 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.16 million number, in 1997.
OECD members ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.53 million number | 5.16 million number | 5.79 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.55 million number | 5.72 million number | 7.39 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.88 million number | 7.71 million number | 8.22 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More reference data data for OECD members
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.23 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 7.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 8.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.74 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 82.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in OECD members?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in OECD members was 7.71 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 8.22 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 million number in 1997.
- How does OECD members rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- OECD members ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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).