School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): School age population, early childhood educational development was 18.20 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1998β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) is 18.20 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 18.44 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.90 million, in 1998.
That places ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 18th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.10 million | 12.90 million | 13.30 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.15 million | 13.40 million | 15.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.37 million | 15.90 million | 18.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.20 million | 17.95 million | 18.44 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 18.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.44 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.90 million in 1998.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 18th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release