School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes was 3.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998–2024
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 … age both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +902.6% | 655,827 | 6.58 million |
| 2024 | -74.6% | 13.76 million | 3.49 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release