School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 1.96 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 1.96 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.4% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 8.32 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.01 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, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.01 million | — |
| 1999 | 4.18 million | +311.8% |
| 2000 | 4.27 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.37 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.48 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.71 million | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 4.70 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.81 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.97 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 5.16 million | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 5.29 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 5.45 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 5.77 million | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 6.27 million | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 6.18 million | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.33 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 6.50 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 6.66 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 6.84 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 7.09 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 7.38 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 7.58 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 7.82 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 8.07 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 8.32 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.96 million | -76.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.60 million | 1.01 million | 4.18 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.76 million | 4.27 million | 5.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.45 million | 5.45 million | 7.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.75 million | 1.96 million | 8.32 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 1.96 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.32 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million in 1998.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release