School age population, pre-primary education, female in Western Sahara

Western Sahara: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 9,066 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9,066
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
171st
of 222 countries
All-time high
9,087
in 2022
All-time low
2,687
in 1981
Years of data
26
1981–2025

School age population, pre-primary education, female in Western Sahara, 1981–2025

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1981200320251981: 2.7k1982: 2.9k1983: 3.3k1984: 4.1k1985: 4.8k1986: 5.4k1987: 5.7k1988: 5.9k1989: 6.0k1990: 6.0k1991: 6.0k1992: 6.0k1993: 5.9k1994: 5.8k1995: 5.7k1996: 5.7k1997: 5.6k2017: 8.7k2018: 8.8k2019: 9.0k2020: 9.0k2021: 9.1k2022: 9.1k2023: 9.1k2024: 9.1k2025: 9.1k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Western Sahara is 9,066, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Western Sahara peaked at 9,087 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,687, in 1981.

Western Sahara ranks 171st of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School age population, pre-primary education, female in Western Sahara, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) in Western Sahara, 1981 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1981 2,687
1982 2,861 +6.5%
1983 3,341 +16.8%
1984 4,116 +23.2%
1985 4,848 +17.8%
1986 5,395 +11.3%
1987 5,710 +5.8%
1988 5,904 +3.4%
1989 6,003 +1.7%
1990 6,048 +0.7%
1991 6,037 -0.2%
1992 5,973 -1.1%
1993 5,891 -1.4%
1994 5,808 -1.4%
1995 5,728 -1.4%
1996 5,654 -1.3%
1997 5,590 -1.1%
2017 8,697 +55.6%
2018 8,846 +1.7%
2019 8,961 +1.3%
2020 9,041 +0.9%
2021 9,070 +0.3%
2022 9,087 +0.2%
2023 9,087 +0.0%
2024 9,058 -0.3%
2025 9,066 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4,541 2,687 6,003 9
1990s 5,841 5,590 6,048 8
2010s 8,835 8,697 8,961 3
2020s 9,068 9,041 9,087 6

Countries ranked near Western Sahara

  1. 168 Suriname 10,406 compare
  2. 169 Luxembourg 10,301 compare
  3. 170 Brunei 9,080 compare
  4. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 8,974 compare
  5. 173 Vanuatu 8,477 compare
  6. 174 Macao 7,600 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Western Sahara?
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Western Sahara was 9,066 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Western Sahara?
The highest recorded value was 9,087 in 2022.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Western Sahara?
The lowest recorded value was 2,687 in 1981.
How does Western Sahara rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Western Sahara ranks 171st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Western Sahara?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release