Education in Western Sahara 128 indicators covering education for Western Sahara. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to lower secondary education 11 years 2025 unchanged 146th Start of the academic school year 1,996 1997 up 0.5% 212th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2025 unchanged 184th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 9,193 2025 up 21.8% 167th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 4,510 2025 up 21.5% 167th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 4,683 2025 up 22.0% 167th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 46 1980 down 14.8% 210th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 — 1st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2023 — 2nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 1st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2023 — 2nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 3rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 3rd Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 2nd Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 3rd Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 — 3rd Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 43.5% 1979 down 13.0% 163rd Teachers in secondary education, female 20 1979 down 25.9% 209th Teachers in secondary education, male 26 1979 down 3.7% 203rd Share of the population with no formal education with projections 7.1% 2100 down 25.7% 2nd Number of adults with no formal education by region 57,700 people 2100 down 28.2% 76th Population by level of education 250,300 people 2100 up 6.0% 168th Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.722 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 6.2% 200th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1 GPIA 1980 unchanged 149th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 0 2023 — 211th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 0 2023 — 211th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 — 159th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 — 196th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 2023 — 197th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 0 2023 — 154th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 0 2023 — 153rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 2023 — 146th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 197th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 153rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 157th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 150th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 0 2023 — 192nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 0 2023 — 188th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 197th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.0% 2023 — 211th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 211th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 159th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 187th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 192nd End month of the academic school year 8 2025 unchanged 56th Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 unchanged 24th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 0.0% 1995 — 196th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 119th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 168th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 133rd Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 141st Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 139th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 — 181st Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 171st Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.0% 2023 — 195th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →