School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development was 17.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 17.24 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 17.44 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.85 million, in 1998.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 32nd out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.85 million | — |
| 2014 | 16.16 million | +36.4% |
| 2015 | 16.45 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 17.16 million | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 17.31 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 17.37 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.41 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.43 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.44 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.96 million | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 17.00 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.24 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.85 million | 11.85 million | 11.85 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.98 million | 16.16 million | 17.41 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.21 million | 16.96 million | 17.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 29 Kazakhstan 422,170 compare
- 30 South Korea 373,583 compare
- 31 Haiti 372,750 compare
- 32 Chile 360,072 compare
- 33 North Korea 352,419 compare
- 34 Israel 282,908 compare
- 35 Romania 270,019 compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 17.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.44 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.85 million in 1998.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release