School age population, early … age female educational development in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, early … age female educational development was 13.32 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.32 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
72nd
of 187 groups
All-time high
13.39 million
in 2019
All-time low
8.98 million
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998–2024
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.
School age population, early … age female educational development in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.02 million | — |
| 1999 | 8.98 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 9.20 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 9.32 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.61 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 9.93 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 9.74 million | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.07 million | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 10.36 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 10.66 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 10.96 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.26 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 11.57 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 11.87 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12.16 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 12.45 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 12.71 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 12.93 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 13.13 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.27 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 13.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 13.39 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.36 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.32 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 13.28 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 13.32 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 13.32 million | +0.0% |
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)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 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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February 2026 Data Release