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
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 education, both 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% |
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 |
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More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 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