School age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: School age population, secondary education, female was 6.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.18 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
183rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.18 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.74 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries stood at 6.18 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 6.18 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.74 million, in 1971.
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 183rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.76 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.74 million | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 2.98 million | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 3.10 million | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 3.23 million | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 3.36 million | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 3.45 million | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 3.54 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 3.66 million | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 3.78 million | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 3.90 million | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 4.01 million | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 4.12 million | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 4.21 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 4.30 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.41 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 4.52 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 4.64 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 4.76 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 4.62 million | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 4.72 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.53 million | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 4.64 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.78 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 4.91 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 5.04 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.15 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 5.25 million | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 5.35 million | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 5.40 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.43 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.44 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.45 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.44 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.42 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.37 million | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.31 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.61 million | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 5.57 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.42 million | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 5.31 million | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 5.22 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.11 million | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.05 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.01 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.99 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.07 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.17 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.29 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.45 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 5.63 million | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.82 million | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 6.02 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 6.18 million | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.26 million | 2.74 million | 3.78 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.35 million | 3.90 million | 4.76 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.98 million | 4.53 million | 5.40 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.45 million | 5.31 million | 5.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 million | 4.99 million | 5.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.82 million | 5.45 million | 6.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- 180 Guadeloupe 15,863 compare
- 181 Malta 15,483 compare
- 182 New Caledonia 14,551 compare
- 183 French Polynesia 14,538 compare
- 184 Martinique 13,286 compare
- 185 Kiribati 9,816 compare
- 186 Barbados 8,386 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 631,770 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 6.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- School age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 6.18 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 million in 1971.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Maghreb Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release