Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 98.75 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) recorded 98.75 million for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 98.75 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.54 million, in 1997.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 121st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20.54 million | — |
| 1998 | 20.54 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.05 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 21.54 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 22.11 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 22.60 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 23.57 million | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 58.64 million | +148.8% |
| 2005 | 60.12 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 61.73 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 64.81 million | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 66.68 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 68.47 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 70.39 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 72.30 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 74.32 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 76.45 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 78.72 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 81.19 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 83.60 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 86.01 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 88.40 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 90.69 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 92.90 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 95.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 97.02 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 98.74 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 98.75 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.71 million | 20.54 million | 21.05 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.03 million | 21.54 million | 68.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.21 million | 70.39 million | 90.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.49 million | 92.90 million | 98.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 98.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.75 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.54 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release