Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both was 6.52 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in UNICEF: Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in UNICEF: Africa is 6.52 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 8.15 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.68 million, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Africa 23rd out of 173 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.68 million | — |
| 2016 | 5.31 million | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 5.93 million | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 6.54 million | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 7.32 million | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 8.04 million | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 8.15 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.52 million | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 6.57 million | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 6.52 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.95 million | 4.68 million | 7.32 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.36 million | 6.52 million | 8.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in UNICEF: Africa?
- Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in UNICEF: Africa was 6.52 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.15 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 million in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 23rd out of 173 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release