School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) 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 (number) (tertiary) 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) in Western Sahara changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +88.4% | 9,065 | 17,079 |
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 Macao 20,900 compare
- 170 Montenegro 19,200 compare
- 171 Belize 19,122 compare
- 172 Luxembourg 17,977 compare
More education data for Western Sahara
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (1980)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 152 (1980)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1980)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 438 (1980)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1980)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper 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 lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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