School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 3.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.84 million
Change on year
down 76.5%
Rank
135th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.34 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.03 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 3.84 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 76.5% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 16.34 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.03 million, in 1998.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 135th 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: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.03 million | — |
| 1999 | 8.30 million | +308.3% |
| 2000 | 8.49 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.67 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.89 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.33 million | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 9.30 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 9.51 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.62 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 10.20 million | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 10.45 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 10.79 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 11.40 million | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 12.40 million | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 12.19 million | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.50 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 12.83 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.13 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.48 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 13.94 million | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 14.50 million | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 14.89 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 15.36 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 15.84 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 16.34 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 3.84 million | -76.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.17 million | 2.03 million | 8.30 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.43 million | 8.49 million | 10.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.71 million | 10.79 million | 14.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.26 million | 3.84 million | 16.34 million | 5 |
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- 137 Solomon Islands 16,120 compare
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More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.48 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 3.84 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: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.34 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 million in 1998.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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