School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School age population, secondary education, female was 47.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
47.13 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
85th
of 221 groups
All-time high
47.13 million
in 2024
All-time low
14.07 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 47.13 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 47.13 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.07 million, in 1970.

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 85th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, female (number) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 14.07 million
1971 14.42 million +2.5%
1972 15.12 million +4.8%
1973 15.60 million +3.2%
1974 16.12 million +3.3%
1975 16.65 million +3.3%
1976 17.17 million +3.1%
1977 17.68 million +2.9%
1978 18.60 million +5.2%
1979 19.16 million +3.0%
1980 19.71 million +2.8%
1981 20.21 million +2.6%
1982 20.69 million +2.3%
1983 21.20 million +2.5%
1984 21.75 million +2.6%
1985 22.36 million +2.8%
1986 22.96 million +2.7%
1987 23.61 million +2.8%
1988 24.30 million +2.9%
1989 24.81 million +2.1%
1990 25.77 million +3.9%
1991 26.36 million +2.3%
1992 27.39 million +3.9%
1993 28.53 million +4.2%
1994 29.76 million +4.3%
1995 30.97 million +4.1%
1996 32.14 million +3.8%
1997 33.26 million +3.5%
1998 34.32 million +3.2%
1999 35.24 million +2.7%
2000 36.06 million +2.3%
2001 36.64 million +1.6%
2002 37.24 million +1.6%
2003 38.19 million +2.6%
2004 38.52 million +0.9%
2005 38.71 million +0.5%
2006 38.83 million +0.3%
2007 39.22 million +1.0%
2008 39.21 million -0.0%
2009 39.20 million -0.0%
2010 39.28 million +0.2%
2011 39.45 million +0.4%
2012 39.70 million +0.6%
2013 39.40 million -0.7%
2014 39.22 million -0.5%
2015 39.54 million +0.8%
2016 39.92 million +1.0%
2017 40.44 million +1.3%
2018 41.08 million +1.6%
2019 41.92 million +2.1%
2020 42.89 million +2.3%
2021 43.99 million +2.6%
2022 45.11 million +2.6%
2023 46.23 million +2.5%
2024 47.13 million +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16.46 million 14.07 million 19.16 million 10
1980s 22.16 million 19.71 million 24.81 million 10
1990s 30.38 million 25.77 million 35.24 million 10
2000s 38.18 million 36.06 million 39.22 million 10
2010s 40.00 million 39.22 million 41.92 million 10
2020s 45.07 million 42.89 million 47.13 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

  1. 82 Sierra Leone 690,583 compare
  2. 83 Tunisia 648,809 compare
  3. 84 Papua New Guinea 615,193 compare
  4. 85 Netherlands 570,164 compare
  5. 86 Jordan 561,812 compare
  6. 87 Azerbaijan 559,154 compare
  7. 88 Dominican Republic 556,290 compare

See the full ranking of 441 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 47.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The highest recorded value was 47.13 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The lowest recorded value was 14.07 million in 1970.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release