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 16.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.99 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
39th
of 187 groups
All-time high
17.20 million
in 2021
All-time low
11.64 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
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 16.99 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 17.20 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.64 million, in 1998.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 39th 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 | 11.64 million | — |
| 1999 | 12.04 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 12.26 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 12.38 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.15 million | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 12.48 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 12.31 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 12.70 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 13.08 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 13.47 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 13.84 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 14.23 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 14.65 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.98 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 15.34 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 15.67 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 15.96 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 16.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 16.95 million | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 17.10 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 17.15 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.18 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.71 million | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 16.76 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 16.99 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.84 million | 11.64 million | 12.04 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.89 million | 12.15 million | 14.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.12 million | 14.65 million | 17.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.97 million | 16.71 million | 17.20 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 16.99 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 17.20 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 11.64 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 39th 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 6.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release