School age population, tertiary education, female in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: School age population, tertiary education, female was 19,901 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Western Sahara, 1989–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 19,901 for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Western Sahara peaked at 19,901 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,844, in 1989.
That places Western Sahara 169th out of 221 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, tertiary education, female in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5,844 | — |
| 1990 | 5,914 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 5,972 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 6,108 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 6,327 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 6,541 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 6,815 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 7,767 | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 9,065 | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 17,079 | +88.4% |
| 2018 | 17,482 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 17,870 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 18,206 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 18,356 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 18,524 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 18,865 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 19,279 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 19,901 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,844 | 5,844 | 5,844 | 1 |
| 1990s | 6,814 | 5,914 | 9,065 | 8 |
| 2010s | 17,477 | 17,079 | 17,870 | 3 |
| 2020s | 18,855 | 18,206 | 19,901 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 166 Cyprus 23,843 compare
- 167 Cape Verde 21,709 compare
- 168 Macau, China 20,900 compare
- 170 Montenegro 19,200 compare
- 171 Belize 19,122 compare
- 172 Luxembourg 17,977 compare
More education data for Western Sahara
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.18 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 2.16 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 2.16 (2023)
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre primary education le 0 (1995)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 152 (1980)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% (1980)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Western Sahara?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Western Sahara was 19,901 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 19,901 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,844 in 1989.
- How does Western Sahara rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Western Sahara ranks 169th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release