School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School age population, secondary education, female was 17.20 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.20 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
150th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.20 million
in 2024
All-time low
10.01 million
in 1982
Years of data
43
1982–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia is 17.20 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 17.20 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.01 million, in 1982.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 150th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 10.01 million | — |
| 1983 | 10.10 million | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 10.20 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 10.32 million | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 10.41 million | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 10.54 million | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 10.66 million | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 10.78 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 10.90 million | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 10.89 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 11.05 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 11.18 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 11.30 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 11.42 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 11.57 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 11.73 million | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 11.92 million | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 12.06 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 12.20 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 12.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 12.41 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 13.01 million | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 13.09 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 13.22 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.38 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 13.47 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.55 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 14.30 million | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 14.40 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 14.62 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.29 million | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 14.86 million | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 14.95 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.06 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.24 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.44 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.70 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 16.14 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 16.45 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 16.80 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 17.09 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 17.20 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.38 million | 10.01 million | 10.78 million | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.40 million | 10.89 million | 12.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.09 million | 12.20 million | 14.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.01 million | 14.40 million | 15.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.73 million | 16.14 million | 17.20 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.27 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Western Asia was 17.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.20 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.01 million in 1982.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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