School age population, early childhood education, male (number) (age) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, early childhood education, male (number) (age) was 23.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.99 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
98th
of 194 groups
All-time high
23.99 million
in 2024
All-time low
14.84 million
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 23.99 million. 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 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 23.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.84 million, in 1999.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 98th 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 (number) (age) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.60 million | — |
| 1999 | 14.84 million | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 15.21 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 15.50 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 15.97 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 16.47 million | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 16.48 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.04 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 17.58 million | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 18.11 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 18.66 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 19.22 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 19.83 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.40 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 20.96 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 21.50 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 22.03 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 22.50 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 22.94 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 22.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.24 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 23.46 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 23.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 23.74 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 23.81 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 23.93 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 23.99 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.72 million | 14.84 million | 18.60 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.02 million | 15.21 million | 19.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.98 million | 19.83 million | 23.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.82 million | 23.63 million | 23.99 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 23.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.99 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.84 million in 1999.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 98th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release