School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, early childhood educational development was 26.95 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 26.95 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 27.07 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.19 million, in 1999.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 72nd out of 187 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.24 million | 18.19 million | 18.28 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.47 million | 18.64 million | 22.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.64 million | 23.40 million | 27.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.95 million | 26.88 million | 27.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- 69 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 82,600 compare
- 70 Gambia, The 78,047 compare
- 71 Belarus, Republic of 73,626 compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 73,121 compare
- 73 Lithuania, Republic of 67,986 compare
- 74 Moldova, Republic of 63,902 compare
- 75 Bahrain, Kingdom of 58,279 compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 24.26 million (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)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.16 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 26.95 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.07 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.19 million in 1999.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 72nd out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release