School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 11.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Western Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Western Asia stood at 11.13 million. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 11.13 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.53 million, in 1993.
That places MDG: Western Asia 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 7.53 million | — |
| 1994 | 7.65 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 7.74 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 7.84 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 7.93 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 8.04 million | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 8.15 million | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 8.25 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 8.40 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 8.56 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.68 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.80 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.91 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 9.05 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 9.19 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 9.38 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.52 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 9.63 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.75 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.84 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.89 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.85 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.85 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.93 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.02 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.13 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.35 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 10.59 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 10.69 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 10.82 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 11.02 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 11.13 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.84 million | 7.53 million | 8.15 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 8.88 million | 8.25 million | 9.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.92 million | 9.63 million | 10.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.85 million | 10.59 million | 11.13 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7723 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Western Asia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Western Asia was 11.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.13 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.53 million in 1993.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release