GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Western Sahara: School age population, primary education, female

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
12.26 million
in 2024
Western Sahara
22,891
in 2025
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
166th
Western Sahara rank
168th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Western Sahara
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How they compare

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 12.26 million against 22,891 in Western Sahara, a difference of 12.24 million.

That makes GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 535.6 times Western Sahara's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 166th and Western Sahara ranks 168th of 221 groups.

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1980s 5.91 million 8,106 5.90 million GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 6.82 million 14,562 6.80 million GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 10.73 million 20,692 10.71 million GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 11.86 million 22,247 11.84 million GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Western Sahara?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 12.26 million against 22,891 in Western Sahara as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Western Sahara?
12.24 million, with GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Western Sahara?
25 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Western Sahara rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 166th 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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About this data

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