Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 4.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.23 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
169th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.41 million
in 2013
All-time low
1.14 million
in 1999
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1994–2024

2.0M4.0M6.0M1994200920241994: 2.6M1995: 2.7M1996: 2.7M1997: 2.8M1998: 2.9M1999: 1.1M2000: 1.2M2001: 1.2M2002: 1.5M2003: 1.8M2004: 2.2M2005: 2.3M2006: 2.5M2007: 2.7M2008: 2.4M2009: 2.7M2010: 2.9M2011: 4.0M2012: 5.2M2013: 6.4M2014: 2.1M2015: 2.7M2016: 2.8M2017: 2.9M2018: 2.9M2019: 3.0M2020: 3.1M2021: 2.2M2022: 3.2M2023: 4.2M2024: 4.2M

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 4.23 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 97.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 6.41 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million, in 1999.

That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1994 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1994 2.61 million
1995 2.68 million +2.6%
1996 2.75 million +2.6%
1997 2.82 million +2.7%
1998 2.93 million +3.8%
1999 1.14 million -61.1%
2000 1.19 million +4.7%
2001 1.24 million +4.4%
2002 1.49 million +19.5%
2003 1.75 million +17.7%
2004 2.22 million +27.0%
2005 2.32 million +4.3%
2006 2.52 million +8.9%
2007 2.73 million +8.2%
2008 2.44 million -10.7%
2009 2.68 million +9.7%
2010 2.88 million +7.8%
2011 4.00 million +38.8%
2012 5.18 million +29.4%
2013 6.41 million +23.6%
2014 2.15 million -66.5%
2015 2.67 million +24.4%
2016 2.82 million +5.5%
2017 2.88 million +2.0%
2018 2.94 million +2.4%
2019 3.05 million +3.5%
2020 3.14 million +2.9%
2021 2.22 million -29.3%
2022 3.20 million +44.2%
2023 4.17 million +30.4%
2024 4.23 million +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.49 million 1.14 million 2.93 million 6
2000s 2.06 million 1.19 million 2.73 million 10
2010s 3.50 million 2.15 million 6.41 million 10
2020s 3.39 million 2.22 million 4.23 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)

  1. 166 Bhutan 13,640 compare
  2. 167 Iceland 12,828 compare
  3. 168 New Caledonia 12,776
  4. 169 Central African Republic 12,489 compare
  5. 170 Brunei Darussalam 12,475 compare
  6. 171 Kiribati 9,965 compare
  7. 172 Malta 9,575 compare

See the full ranking of 435 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 4.23 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
The highest recorded value was 6.41 million in 2013.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million in 1999.
How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
435 places, 19,298 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.