School age population, tertiary education, female in Arab World
Arab World: School age population, tertiary education, female was 17.06 million number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Arab World, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 17.06 million number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Arab World peaked at 17.46 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.76 million number, in 1970.
Arab World ranks 32nd of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.77 million number | 5.76 million number | 7.74 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.14 million number | 7.98 million number | 10.28 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.78 million number | 10.56 million number | 13.31 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.31 million number | 13.71 million number | 16.74 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.24 million number | 16.96 million number | 17.46 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.2783 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Arab World?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Arab World was 17.06 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 17.46 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.76 million number in 1970.
- How does Arab World rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Arab World ranks 32nd out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.