School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 4,548 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Western Sahara, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 4,548 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Western Sahara peaked at 4,554 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,303, in 1981.
That places Western Sahara 165th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,303 | — |
| 1982 | 1,391 | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 1,469 | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 1,865 | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 2,243 | +20.3% |
| 1986 | 2,596 | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 2,789 | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 2,911 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 2,983 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 3,011 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 3,028 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 3,002 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 2,964 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2,920 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 2,882 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 2,853 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2,812 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4,311 | +53.3% |
| 2018 | 4,400 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4,459 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4,515 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4,532 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4,544 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4,554 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4,544 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 4,548 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,172 | 1,303 | 2,983 | 9 |
| 1990s | 2,934 | 2,812 | 3,028 | 8 |
| 2010s | 4,390 | 4,311 | 4,459 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4,540 | 4,515 | 4,554 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More education data for Western Sahara
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0501 % change on previous year (1997)
- 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 pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 590 (1980)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Western Sahara?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Western Sahara was 4,548 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 4,554 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,303 in 1981.
- How does Western Sahara rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Western Sahara ranks 165th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release