Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 239.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 239.24 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 0.4% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 239.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.10 million, in 1997.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 73.10 million | — |
| 1998 | 73.10 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.12 million | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 77.14 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 79.92 million | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 82.11 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 84.88 million | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 121.70 million | +43.4% |
| 2005 | 130.31 million | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 134.88 million | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 141.09 million | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 151.59 million | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 155.87 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 163.25 million | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 167.88 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 172.69 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 181.95 million | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 186.93 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 192.35 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 200.61 million | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 206.03 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 211.31 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 216.32 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 221.07 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 229.44 million | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 233.97 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 238.23 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 239.24 million | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +43.4% | 84.88 million | 121.70 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.78 million | 73.10 million | 75.12 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 115.95 million | 77.14 million | 155.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 189.93 million | 163.25 million | 216.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 232.39 million | 221.07 million | 239.24 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 239.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 239.24 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.10 million in 1997.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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