School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Arab World
Arab World: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female was 3.82 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Arab World, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 3.82 million number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2019.
The figure is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Arab World peaked at 5.77 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 480,270 number, in 1997.
Arab World ranks 31st 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 … post-secondary female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 480,270 number | — |
| 1998 | 3.12 million number | +549.9% |
| 1999 | 3.63 million number | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 5.08 million number | +39.7% |
| 2001 | 5.21 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.40 million number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.33 million number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.62 million number | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 5.67 million number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.77 million number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.10 million number | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 3.72 million number | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 3.57 million number | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.08 million number | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 3.06 million number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.27 million number | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 3.74 million number | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 3.74 million number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.98 million number | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 3.98 million number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.98 million number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.82 million number | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.82 million number | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Arab World 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 | +549.9% | 480,270 number | 3.12 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.41 million number | 480,270 number | 3.63 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.95 million number | 3.57 million number | 5.77 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.65 million number | 3.06 million number | 3.98 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0828 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Arab World?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Arab World was 3.82 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 million number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 480,270 number in 1997.
- How does Arab World rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Arab World ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.