School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): School age population, early childhood educational development was 14.90 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1998β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) is 14.90 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 14.90 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.88 million, in 1999.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 56th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 9.89 million | 9.88 million | 9.90 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.15 million | 10.13 million | 12.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.97 million | 12.75 million | 14.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.71 million | 14.63 million | 14.90 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- 53 Austria 127,780 compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 120,062 compare
- 55 Sweden 114,246 compare
- 56 Costa Rica 106,435 compare
- 57 Denmark 93,331 compare
- 58 New Zealand 90,050 compare
- 59 Ireland 88,037 compare
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 14.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.90 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.88 million in 1999.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 56th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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