School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, early childhood educational development was 13.32 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 13.32 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 13.39 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.98 million, in 1999.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 72nd of 187 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.00 million | 8.98 million | 9.02 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.11 million | 9.20 million | 11.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.68 million | 11.57 million | 13.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.32 million | 13.28 million | 13.36 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- 69 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 40,100 compare
- 70 Gambia, The 38,575 compare
- 71 Belarus, Republic of 35,777 compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35,378 compare
- 73 Lithuania 33,361 compare
- 74 Moldova, Republic of 30,991 compare
- 75 Bahrain, Kingdom of 28,664 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 13.32 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 13.39 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 8.98 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 4.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release