Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Population of compulsory school age, female was 41.86 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 41.86 million for population of compulsory school age, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 41.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.28 million, in 1997.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 133rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.33 million | 6.28 million | 6.45 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.52 million | 6.61 million | 28.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.69 million | 29.13 million | 38.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.84 million | 39.30 million | 41.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 41.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.28 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release