School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): School age population, early childhood educational development was 16.60 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.60 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
36th
of 187 groups
All-time high
16.84 million
in 2021
All-time low
11.38 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 16.60 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 16.84 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.38 million, in 1998.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 36th 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 ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.38 million | — |
| 1999 | 11.76 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 11.98 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 12.10 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.85 million | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 12.17 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 12.02 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 12.40 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 12.77 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 13.15 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 13.51 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.89 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 14.30 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 14.63 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 14.98 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 15.31 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.60 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 15.88 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 16.58 million | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 16.72 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.78 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.81 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.82 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.84 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.37 million | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 16.39 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 16.60 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.57 million | 11.38 million | 11.76 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.58 million | 11.85 million | 13.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.76 million | 14.30 million | 16.81 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.60 million | 16.37 million | 16.84 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 16.60 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.84 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.38 million in 1998.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 36th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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