School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School age population, upper secondary education, female was 23.95 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.95 million
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
77th
of 221 groups
All-time high
23.95 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.71 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 23.95 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 23.95 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.71 million, in 1970.

That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 77th 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 55 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 6.71 million
1971 7.00 million +4.4%
1972 7.27 million +3.9%
1973 7.51 million +3.2%
1974 7.75 million +3.3%
1975 8.00 million +3.2%
1976 8.26 million +3.3%
1977 8.52 million +3.2%
1978 9.20 million +7.9%
1979 9.50 million +3.3%
1980 9.79 million +3.1%
1981 10.06 million +2.8%
1982 10.32 million +2.6%
1983 10.58 million +2.5%
1984 10.86 million +2.6%
1985 11.16 million +2.7%
1986 11.45 million +2.6%
1987 11.76 million +2.7%
1988 12.07 million +2.7%
1989 12.43 million +3.0%
1990 12.86 million +3.4%
1991 13.27 million +3.2%
1992 13.74 million +3.5%
1993 14.29 million +4.0%
1994 14.89 million +4.2%
1995 15.56 million +4.5%
1996 16.24 million +4.4%
1997 16.95 million +4.3%
1998 17.64 million +4.1%
1999 18.23 million +3.4%
2000 18.77 million +3.0%
2001 19.21 million +2.3%
2002 19.62 million +2.1%
2003 19.95 million +1.7%
2004 20.23 million +1.4%
2005 20.42 million +0.9%
2006 20.58 million +0.8%
2007 20.64 million +0.3%
2008 20.67 million +0.1%
2009 20.63 million -0.2%
2010 20.61 million -0.1%
2011 20.58 million -0.1%
2012 20.60 million +0.1%
2013 20.68 million +0.4%
2014 20.81 million +0.6%
2015 20.99 million +0.8%
2016 20.60 million -1.8%
2017 20.79 million +0.9%
2018 20.97 million +0.8%
2019 21.23 million +1.2%
2020 21.58 million +1.7%
2021 22.05 million +2.2%
2022 22.65 million +2.7%
2023 23.33 million +3.0%
2024 23.95 million +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.97 million 6.71 million 9.50 million 10
1980s 11.05 million 9.79 million 12.43 million 10
1990s 15.37 million 12.86 million 18.23 million 10
2000s 20.07 million 18.77 million 20.67 million 10
2010s 20.79 million 20.58 million 21.23 million 10
2020s 22.71 million 21.58 million 23.95 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

  1. 74 Benin 461,794 compare
  2. 75 Rwanda 457,725 compare
  3. 76 Ukraine 439,690 compare
  4. 77 Romania 428,722 compare
  5. 78 Sierra Leone 383,254 compare
  6. 79 Tunisia 352,799 compare
  7. 80 Kazakhstan 347,957 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 23.95 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The highest recorded value was 23.95 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.71 million in 1970.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release