School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 11.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.84 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.84 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.53 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) recorded 11.84 million for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 11.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.53 million, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.59 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.53 million | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 6.03 million | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 6.24 million | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 6.48 million | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 6.73 million | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 6.92 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 7.09 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 7.34 million | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 7.59 million | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 7.84 million | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 8.07 million | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 8.30 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 8.49 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 8.69 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 8.91 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 9.14 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 9.36 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 9.59 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 9.27 million | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 9.45 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 9.04 million | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 9.23 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 9.48 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 9.73 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 10.00 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 10.23 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 10.44 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 10.66 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 10.74 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 10.78 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 10.80 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.79 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.75 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.66 million | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.54 million | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.15 million | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 10.97 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 10.66 million | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 10.41 million | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 10.18 million | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.95 million | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 9.80 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 9.69 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.62 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.61 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.73 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.92 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 10.15 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 10.43 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 10.78 million | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 11.15 million | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 11.52 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 11.84 million | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.55 million | 5.53 million | 7.59 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.77 million | 7.84 million | 9.59 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.90 million | 9.04 million | 10.74 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.79 million | 10.54 million | 11.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.91 million | 9.61 million | 10.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.14 million | 10.43 million | 11.84 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- 185 Kiribati 19,371 compare
- 186 Tonga 17,434 compare
- 187 Barbados 17,071 compare
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 14,331 compare
- 189 Curacao 12,885 compare
- 190 Seychelles 11,621 compare
- 191 Saint Lucia 11,462 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 173,966 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 433,245 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.4835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 11.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.84 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.53 million in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release