School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 3.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 3.68 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 21.7% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 5.38 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 484,066, in 1997.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 95th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 484,066 | — |
| 1998 | 2.90 million | +498.4% |
| 1999 | 3.41 million | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 4.97 million | +45.7% |
| 2001 | 5.12 million | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.30 million | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 5.17 million | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 5.26 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.32 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.38 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.69 million | -31.5% |
| 2008 | 3.25 million | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 3.31 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.31 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.30 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.52 million | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 4.28 million | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 4.23 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.20 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.24 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.33 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.23 million | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.35 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 4.48 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.54 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.70 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 3.68 million | -21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.26 million | 484,066 | 3.41 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.68 million | 3.25 million | 5.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.00 million | 3.30 million | 4.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.40 million | 3.68 million | 4.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 3.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.38 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 484,066 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release