School age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 12.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Western Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Western Asia stood at 12.03 million. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 12.03 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.51 million, in 1993.
That places SDG: Western Asia 148th 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 8.51 million | — |
| 1994 | 8.62 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 8.69 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 8.79 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 8.89 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.99 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 9.11 million | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 9.22 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.41 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 9.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.73 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 9.86 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 10.00 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.15 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.31 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.50 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 10.64 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 10.73 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.82 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.89 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 10.92 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.84 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.80 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.85 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.91 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 11.00 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.20 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 11.44 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 11.55 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.68 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 11.90 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 12.03 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.80 million | 8.51 million | 9.11 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.94 million | 9.22 million | 10.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.90 million | 10.73 million | 11.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.72 million | 11.44 million | 12.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 537,217 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Western Asia was 12.03 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.03 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.51 million in 1993.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release