School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Arab World
Arab World: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 7.85 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Arab World, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 7.85 million number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Arab World peaked at 11.78 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 982,679 number, in 1997.
That places Arab World 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Arab World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 982,679 number | — |
| 1998 | 6.37 million number | +548.3% |
| 1999 | 7.41 million number | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 10.35 million number | +39.6% |
| 2001 | 10.61 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 11.00 million number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 10.85 million number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 11.45 million number | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 11.57 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.78 million number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 8.40 million number | -28.7% |
| 2008 | 7.62 million number | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 7.31 million number | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 6.32 million number | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 6.28 million number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.71 million number | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 7.67 million number | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 7.68 million number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.17 million number | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 8.17 million number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.17 million number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.85 million number | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 7.85 million number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.92 million number | 982,679 number | 7.41 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.09 million number | 7.31 million number | 11.78 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.48 million number | 6.28 million number | 8.17 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 140.07 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Arab World?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Arab World was 7.85 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 11.78 million number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 982,679 number in 1997.
- How does Arab World rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Arab World ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.