School age population, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School age population, early childhood education, female was 18.33 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.33 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
105th
of 194 groups
All-time high
18.69 million
in 2020
All-time low
15.47 million
in 2006
Years of data
26
1998–2024
School age population, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 18.33 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 18.69 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.47 million, in 2006.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 105th of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.49 million | — |
| 1999 | 15.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.51 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.51 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 15.58 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.65 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.71 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.47 million | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 15.48 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.57 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.76 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 15.98 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.23 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 16.82 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 17.17 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 17.51 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 17.84 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 18.19 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 18.45 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 18.61 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 18.69 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.59 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.44 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 18.46 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 18.33 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.49 million | 15.49 million | 15.50 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.58 million | 15.47 million | 15.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.42 million | 15.98 million | 18.61 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.50 million | 18.33 million | 18.69 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 102 Netherlands 255,092 compare
- 103 Austria 250,145 compare
- 104 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 243,543 compare
- 105 United Arab Emirates 243,096 compare
- 106 Greece 233,533 compare
- 107 Liberia 224,851 compare
- 108 Panama 208,667 compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 18.33 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.69 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.47 million in 2006.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 105th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release