School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 7.96 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 7.96 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 15.41 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 982,679 number, in 1997.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 982,679 number | — |
| 1998 | 6.42 million number | +553.7% |
| 1999 | 10.71 million number | +66.7% |
| 2000 | 13.79 million number | +28.7% |
| 2001 | 14.17 million number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 14.65 million number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 14.49 million number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 15.11 million number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 15.23 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 15.41 million number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.95 million number | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 11.02 million number | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 10.54 million number | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.34 million number | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 9.12 million number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 9.39 million number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.76 million number | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 7.77 million number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.27 million number | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 8.27 million number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.27 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.95 million number | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 7.96 million number | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +553.7% | 982,679 number | 6.42 million number |
| 1999 | +66.7% | 6.42 million number | 10.71 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.04 million number | 982,679 number | 10.71 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.64 million number | 10.54 million number | 15.41 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.41 million number | 7.76 million number | 9.39 million number | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 7.96 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.41 million number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 982,679 number in 1997.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.