School age population, tertiary education, male in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: School age population, tertiary education, male was 21,293 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Western Sahara, 1989–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 21,293 for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Western Sahara peaked at 21,293 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,289, in 1989.
That places Western Sahara 168th 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, male in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6,289 | — |
| 1990 | 6,318 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 6,344 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 6,380 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 6,506 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 6,677 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 6,956 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 8,171 | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 9,820 | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 18,941 | +92.9% |
| 2018 | 19,294 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 19,637 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 19,939 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 19,938 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 19,985 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 20,329 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 20,770 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 21,293 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,289 | 6,289 | 6,289 | 1 |
| 1990s | 7,146 | 6,318 | 9,820 | 8 |
| 2010s | 19,291 | 18,941 | 19,637 | 3 |
| 2020s | 20,376 | 19,938 | 21,293 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More education data for Western Sahara
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower 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)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.18 live births per woman (2024)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.16 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Western Sahara?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Western Sahara was 21,293 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 21,293 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,289 in 1989.
- How does Western Sahara rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Western Sahara ranks 168th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release