Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in World

World: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 22.64 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
22.64 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
22.75 million number
in 2015
All-time low
10.83 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1998200820191998: 10.8M number1999: 11.3M number2000: 11.6M number2001: 12.3M number2002: 13.8M number2003: 15.0M number2004: 15.9M number2005: 16.4M number2006: 17.5M number2007: 18.2M number2008: 18.7M number2009: 19.8M number2010: 21.0M number2011: 21.4M number2012: 21.7M number2013: 20.4M number2014: 22.4M number2015: 22.8M number2016: 22.4M number2017: 22.2M number2018: 22.4M number2019: 22.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in World is 22.64 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in World peaked at 22.75 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.83 million number, in 1998.

World ranks 1st 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 11.05 million number 10.83 million number 11.28 million number 2
2000s 15.93 million number 11.63 million number 19.82 million number 10
2010s 21.92 million number 20.35 million number 22.75 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  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

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in World?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in World was 22.64 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 22.75 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 10.83 million number in 1998.
How does World rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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About this data

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).