School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 9.14 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 9.14 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2024.
That represents a change of down 72.6% on the previous year and down 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 33.38 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.92 million, in 1997.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 79th 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 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.92 million | — |
| 1998 | 8.19 million | +326.6% |
| 1999 | 14.66 million | +79.1% |
| 2000 | 15.04 million | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 15.40 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 17.25 million | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 18.52 million | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 18.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 19.29 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 19.89 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 20.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 20.95 million | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 18.48 million | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 20.30 million | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 22.85 million | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 24.23 million | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 24.12 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 24.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.83 million | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 26.16 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 26.94 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 27.63 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 28.79 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 29.57 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 29.98 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 30.87 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 33.38 million | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 9.14 million | -72.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +326.6% | 1.92 million | 8.19 million |
| 1999 | +79.1% | 8.19 million | 14.66 million |
| 2024 | -72.6% | 33.38 million | 9.14 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.26 million | 1.92 million | 14.66 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.38 million | 15.04 million | 20.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.14 million | 20.30 million | 28.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.59 million | 9.14 million | 33.38 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 9.14 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 33.38 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 million in 1997.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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