School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 3.53 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 3.53 million number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 6.82 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 480,270 number, in 1997.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 480,270 number | — |
| 1998 | 2.69 million number | +460.5% |
| 1999 | 4.75 million number | +76.4% |
| 2000 | 6.26 million number | +31.8% |
| 2001 | 6.46 million number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.69 million number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 6.64 million number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 6.73 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.76 million number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.82 million number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.07 million number | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 4.59 million number | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 4.51 million number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.42 million number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.32 million number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.45 million number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.67 million number | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 3.68 million number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.68 million number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.69 million number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.68 million number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.52 million number | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.53 million number | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 | +460.5% | 480,270 number | 2.69 million number |
| 1999 | +76.4% | 2.69 million number | 4.75 million number |
| 2000 | +31.8% | 4.75 million number | 6.26 million number |
| 2007 | -25.6% | 6.82 million number | 5.07 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.64 million number | 480,270 number | 4.75 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.05 million number | 4.51 million number | 6.82 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 million number | 3.52 million number | 4.45 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 3.53 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.82 million number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 480,270 number in 1997.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.