Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male was 3.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 3.22 million.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 4.05 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.68 million, in 2014.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 172 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.68 million | — |
| 2015 | 2.89 million | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 3.07 million | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 3.20 million | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.28 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.64 million | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 3.99 million | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 4.05 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.72 million | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 3.25 million | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 3.22 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.13 million | 2.68 million | 3.64 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.65 million | 3.22 million | 4.05 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 3.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 million in 2014.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd out of 172 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release