ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) vs Western Sahara: School age population, primary education, female

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
9.16 million
in 2024
Western Sahara
22,891
in 2025
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank
171st
Western Sahara rank
168th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
  • Western Sahara
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How they compare

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) currently reports 9.16 million against 22,891 in Western Sahara, a difference of 9.13 million.

That makes ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)'s figure about 400.0 times Western Sahara's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 171st and Western Sahara ranks 168th of 221 groups.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1980s 4.68 million 8,106 4.67 million ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
1990s 5.46 million 14,562 5.44 million ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
2010s 9.00 million 20,692 8.98 million ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
2020s 9.34 million 22,247 9.32 million ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) or Western Sahara?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), at 9.16 million against 22,891 in Western Sahara as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Western Sahara?
9.13 million, with ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Western Sahara?
25 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Western Sahara rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 171st and Western Sahara ranks 168th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release