Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 4,773 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Western Sahara, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 4,773 for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Western Sahara peaked at 4,773 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,237, in 1981.
That places Western Sahara 167th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,237 | — |
| 1982 | 1,330 | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 1,416 | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 1,492 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 1,896 | +27.1% |
| 1986 | 2,285 | +20.5% |
| 1987 | 2,651 | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 2,853 | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 2,980 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 3,055 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 3,087 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 3,108 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3,086 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 3,052 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 3,007 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 2,981 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2,957 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4,397 | +48.7% |
| 2018 | 4,484 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 4,583 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4,639 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4,695 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4,711 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4,733 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 4,747 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 4,773 | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Western Sahara changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +48.7% | 2,957 | 4,397 |
| 1985 | +27.1% | 1,492 | 1,896 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,016 | 1,237 | 2,980 | 9 |
| 1990s | 3,042 | 2,957 | 3,108 | 8 |
| 2010s | 4,488 | 4,397 | 4,583 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4,716 | 4,639 | 4,773 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More education data for Western Sahara
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (1980)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 152 (1980)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1980)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 438 (1980)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1980)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0501 % change on previous year (1997)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Western Sahara?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Western Sahara was 4,773 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 4,773 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,237 in 1981.
- How does Western Sahara rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Western Sahara ranks 167th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release