School age population, secondary education, male in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: School age population, secondary education, male was 27,025 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Western Sahara, 1989–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, male in Western Sahara stood at 27,025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Western Sahara peaked at 27,025 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,951, in 1989.
That places Western Sahara 168th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 7,951 | — |
| 1990 | 8,587 | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 9,643 | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 11,035 | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 12,542 | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 14,089 | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 15,641 | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 16,979 | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 17,955 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 22,167 | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 22,655 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 23,210 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 23,838 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 24,418 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 25,067 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 25,769 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 26,434 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 27,025 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,951 | 7,951 | 7,951 | 1 |
| 1990s | 13,309 | 8,587 | 17,955 | 8 |
| 2010s | 22,677 | 22,167 | 23,210 | 3 |
| 2020s | 25,425 | 23,838 | 27,025 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 165 Montenegro 33,282 compare
- 166 Cape Verde 30,608 compare
- 167 Cyprus 29,509 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 25,547 compare
- 170 Vanuatu 25,382 compare
- 171 Maldives 24,515 compare
More education data for Western Sahara
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 438 (1980)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0501 % change on previous year (1997)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1980)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Western Sahara?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Western Sahara was 27,025 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 27,025 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,951 in 1989.
- How does Western Sahara rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Western Sahara ranks 168th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release