School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)

ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 2.61 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.61 million
Change on year
down 3.8%
Rank
120th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.93 million
in 2006
All-time low
1.95 million
in 2011
Years of data
27
1998–2024

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1998–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1998201120241998: 2.3M1999: 2.4M2000: 3.5M2001: 3.6M2002: 3.7M2003: 3.8M2004: 3.9M2005: 3.9M2006: 3.9M2007: 2.2M2008: 2.0M2009: 2.0M2010: 2.0M2011: 2.0M2012: 2.1M2013: 2.6M2014: 2.6M2015: 2.6M2016: 2.7M2017: 2.7M2018: 2.6M2019: 2.6M2020: 2.6M2021: 2.6M2022: 2.7M2023: 2.7M2024: 2.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 2.61 million.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 3.93 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.95 million, in 2011.

That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 2.33 million
1999 2.38 million +2.5%
2000 3.49 million +46.2%
2001 3.59 million +2.9%
2002 3.73 million +3.9%
2003 3.83 million +2.6%
2004 3.89 million +1.5%
2005 3.90 million +0.4%
2006 3.93 million +0.7%
2007 2.19 million -44.2%
2008 1.99 million -9.3%
2009 1.98 million -0.4%
2010 1.97 million -0.7%
2011 1.95 million -0.9%
2012 2.11 million +8.1%
2013 2.65 million +25.4%
2014 2.65 million -0.1%
2015 2.64 million -0.1%
2016 2.67 million +0.8%
2017 2.71 million +1.6%
2018 2.57 million -5.3%
2019 2.57 million +0.3%
2020 2.60 million +1.0%
2021 2.63 million +1.4%
2022 2.67 million +1.3%
2023 2.71 million +1.4%
2024 2.61 million -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.36 million 2.33 million 2.38 million 2
2000s 3.25 million 1.98 million 3.93 million 10
2010s 2.45 million 1.95 million 2.71 million 10
2020s 2.64 million 2.60 million 2.71 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)

  1. 117 Georgia 21,524 compare
  2. 118 Trinidad and Tobago 18,590 compare
  3. 119 Djibouti 18,397 compare
  4. 120 Latvia 17,740 compare
  5. 121 Bahrain 16,638 compare
  6. 122 Comoros 16,459 compare
  7. 123 Fiji 16,217 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 2.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
The highest recorded value was 3.93 million in 2006.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.95 million in 2011.
How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 10,351 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release