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. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
26.95 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
72nd
of 187 groups
All-time high
27.07 million
in 2019
All-time low
18.19 million
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M1998201120241998: 18.3M1999: 18.2M2000: 18.6M2001: 18.9M2002: 19.5M2003: 20.1M2004: 19.7M2005: 20.4M2006: 21.0M2007: 21.6M2008: 22.2M2009: 22.8M2010: 23.4M2011: 24.0M2012: 24.6M2013: 25.2M2014: 25.7M2015: 26.1M2016: 26.5M2017: 26.8M2018: 27.0M2019: 27.1M2020: 27.0M2021: 27.0M2022: 26.9M2023: 26.9M2024: 27.0M

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 69 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 82,600 compare
  2. 70 Gambia, The 78,047 compare
  3. 71 Belarus, Republic of 73,626 compare
  4. 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 73,121 compare
  5. 73 Lithuania, Republic of 67,986 compare
  6. 74 Moldova, Republic of 63,902 compare
  7. 75 Bahrain, Kingdom of 58,279 compare

See the full ranking of 291 places β†’

More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)

All data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) β†’

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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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release