School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development was 34.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.08 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
30th
of 187 groups
All-time high
34.51 million
in 2021
All-time low
23.43 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 34.08 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 34.51 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.43 million, in 1998.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 30th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23.43 million | — |
| 1999 | 24.21 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 24.65 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 24.88 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 24.41 million | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 25.06 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 24.74 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 25.51 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 26.26 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 27.02 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 27.76 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 28.53 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 29.36 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 30.02 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 30.73 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 31.39 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 31.97 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 32.54 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 33.95 million | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 34.25 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 34.37 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 34.44 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 34.48 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 34.51 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 33.56 million | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 33.64 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 34.08 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.82 million | 23.43 million | 24.21 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.88 million | 24.41 million | 28.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.30 million | 29.36 million | 34.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.05 million | 33.56 million | 34.51 million | 5 |
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More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 34.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 34.51 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.43 million in 1998.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 30th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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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February 2026 Data Release