School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, early childhood education, female was 23.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.38 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
96th
of 194 groups
All-time high
23.38 million
in 2024
All-time low
14.48 million
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024

School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1998201120241998: 18.2M1999: 14.5M2000: 14.9M2001: 15.1M2002: 15.6M2003: 16.1M2004: 16.1M2005: 16.6M2006: 17.2M2007: 17.7M2008: 18.2M2009: 18.8M2010: 19.4M2011: 19.9M2012: 20.5M2013: 21.0M2014: 21.5M2015: 22.0M2016: 22.4M2017: 22.4M2018: 22.7M2019: 22.9M2020: 23.1M2021: 23.1M2022: 23.2M2023: 23.3M2024: 23.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 23.38 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 23.38 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.48 million, in 1999.

That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 96th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 18.16 million
1999 14.48 million -20.2%
2000 14.85 million +2.6%
2001 15.14 million +1.9%
2002 15.60 million +3.0%
2003 16.09 million +3.1%
2004 16.10 million +0.1%
2005 16.65 million +3.4%
2006 17.18 million +3.2%
2007 17.70 million +3.0%
2008 18.24 million +3.0%
2009 18.79 million +3.0%
2010 19.38 million +3.2%
2011 19.94 million +2.9%
2012 20.49 million +2.7%
2013 21.02 million +2.6%
2014 21.53 million +2.4%
2015 22.00 million +2.2%
2016 22.44 million +2.0%
2017 22.45 million +0.1%
2018 22.71 million +1.2%
2019 22.90 million +0.9%
2020 23.05 million +0.6%
2021 23.14 million +0.4%
2022 23.20 million +0.2%
2023 23.32 million +0.5%
2024 23.38 million +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.32 million 14.48 million 18.16 million 2
2000s 16.63 million 14.85 million 18.79 million 10
2010s 21.49 million 19.38 million 22.90 million 10
2020s 23.22 million 23.05 million 23.38 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)

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  4. 96 Namibia 281,053 compare
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  6. 98 Central African Republic 267,079 compare
  7. 99 Tunisia 267,001 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 23.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
The highest recorded value was 23.38 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
The lowest recorded value was 14.48 million in 1999.
How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 96th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,806 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release