School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)

ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): School age population, early childhood education, male was 26.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.84 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
88th
of 194 groups
All-time high
26.84 million
in 2024
All-time low
16.75 million
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024

School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1998–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1998201120241998: 20.5M1999: 16.7M2000: 17.2M2001: 17.5M2002: 18.0M2003: 18.6M2004: 18.7M2005: 19.3M2006: 19.9M2007: 20.5M2008: 21.1M2009: 21.6M2010: 22.3M2011: 22.9M2012: 23.5M2013: 24.1M2014: 24.6M2015: 25.1M2016: 25.6M2017: 25.7M2018: 26.0M2019: 26.2M2020: 26.4M2021: 26.5M2022: 26.5M2023: 26.6M2024: 26.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 26.84 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 26.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.75 million, in 1999.

ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 88th of 194 groups on this measure, 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, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 20.47 million
1999 16.75 million -18.2%
2000 17.17 million +2.5%
2001 17.51 million +2.0%
2002 18.04 million +3.0%
2003 18.61 million +3.1%
2004 18.68 million +0.4%
2005 19.30 million +3.3%
2006 19.91 million +3.1%
2007 20.48 million +2.9%
2008 21.07 million +2.8%
2009 21.63 million +2.7%
2010 22.25 million +2.9%
2011 22.87 million +2.8%
2012 23.47 million +2.6%
2013 24.06 million +2.5%
2014 24.63 million +2.4%
2015 25.15 million +2.1%
2016 25.62 million +1.9%
2017 25.67 million +0.2%
2018 25.98 million +1.2%
2019 26.22 million +0.9%
2020 26.39 million +0.7%
2021 26.47 million +0.3%
2022 26.49 million +0.1%
2023 26.58 million +0.3%
2024 26.84 million +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.61 million 16.75 million 20.47 million 2
2000s 19.24 million 17.17 million 21.63 million 10
2010s 24.59 million 22.25 million 26.22 million 10
2020s 26.55 million 26.39 million 26.84 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 26.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
The highest recorded value was 26.84 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
The lowest recorded value was 16.75 million in 1999.
How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 88th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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