School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): School age population, early childhood education, male was 19.95 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 19.95 million for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 19.95 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.71 million, in 1997.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 104th of 194 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.
School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.71 million | — |
| 1998 | 11.44 million | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 11.83 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 12.22 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 12.59 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 12.93 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 13.26 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 13.63 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 14.03 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 14.42 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 14.67 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 15.05 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 15.44 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 15.87 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 16.31 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 16.70 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 17.14 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 17.40 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 17.69 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 18.46 million | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 18.77 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 19.05 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 19.37 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 19.05 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 19.48 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 19.41 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 19.90 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 19.95 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.33 million | 10.71 million | 11.83 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.82 million | 12.22 million | 15.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.68 million | 15.87 million | 19.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.56 million | 19.05 million | 19.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 19.95 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.95 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.71 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 104th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release