School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: 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
12
1998–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 34.08 million.
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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 34.51 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.43 million, in 1998.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 30th of 187 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23.43 million | — |
| 2014 | 31.97 million | +36.4% |
| 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 | 23.43 million | 23.43 million | 23.43 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.59 million | 31.97 million | 34.44 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.05 million | 33.56 million | 34.51 million | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: 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 SDG: 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.43 million in 1998.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- SDG: 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 SDG: 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 SDG: 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