School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 3.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.49 million
Change on year
down 74.6%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.76 million
in 2023
All-time low
655,827
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M1998201120241998: 655.8k1999: 6.6M2000: 6.7M2001: 6.9M2002: 7.1M2003: 7.5M2004: 7.4M2005: 7.6M2006: 8.4M2007: 7.9M2008: 8.1M2009: 8.3M2010: 8.7M2011: 9.0M2012: 9.8M2013: 10.0M2014: 10.3M2015: 10.6M2016: 10.9M2017: 11.2M2018: 11.5M2019: 12.0M2020: 12.5M2021: 12.9M2022: 13.3M2023: 13.8M2024: 3.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 3.49 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2024.

That represents a change of down 74.6% on the previous year and down 66.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 13.76 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 655,827, in 1998.

That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 138th out of 221 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.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 655,827
1999 6.58 million +902.6%
2000 6.74 million +2.5%
2001 6.92 million +2.6%
2002 7.10 million +2.7%
2003 7.54 million +6.1%
2004 7.44 million -1.3%
2005 7.60 million +2.2%
2006 8.38 million +10.2%
2007 7.90 million -5.7%
2008 8.10 million +2.5%
2009 8.30 million +2.5%
2010 8.73 million +5.1%
2011 8.95 million +2.6%
2012 9.84 million +10.0%
2013 9.97 million +1.3%
2014 10.27 million +3.0%
2015 10.58 million +3.0%
2016 10.86 million +2.7%
2017 11.17 million +2.8%
2018 11.54 million +3.4%
2019 12.01 million +4.0%
2020 12.47 million +3.9%
2021 12.90 million +3.4%
2022 13.32 million +3.3%
2023 13.76 million +3.3%
2024 3.49 million -74.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.62 million 655,827 6.58 million 2
2000s 7.60 million 6.74 million 8.38 million 10
2010s 10.39 million 8.73 million 12.01 million 10
2020s 11.19 million 3.49 million 13.76 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)

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  3. 137 Solomon Islands 16,120 compare
  4. 138 Belize 15,412 compare
  5. 139 Montenegro 15,081 compare
  6. 140 Vanuatu 12,028 compare
  7. 141 Maldives 11,915 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 3.49 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
The highest recorded value was 13.76 million in 2023.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
The lowest recorded value was 655,827 in 1998.
How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 10,351 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release