Enrolment in primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Enrolment in primary education, female was 27.45 million in 2024. β Volatile
Enrolment in primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 27.45 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 27.45 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.04 million, in 1970.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 125th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.17 million | 2.04 million | 5.40 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.25 million | 5.89 million | 7.86 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.24 million | 7.84 million | 11.03 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.29 million | 11.86 million | 16.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.81 million | 16.93 million | 23.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.25 million | 24.86 million | 27.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- 122 Eritrea, The State of 181,135 compare
- 123 Austria 178,252 compare
- 124 Finland 176,004 compare
- 125 Oman 175,802 compare
- 126 Georgia 165,389 compare
- 127 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 158,048 compare
- 128 Lesotho, Kingdom of 150,993 compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.16 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 27.45 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.45 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release