School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 20.42 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 20.42 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 20.42 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.76 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 145th 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 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.76 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.98 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 8.22 million | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 8.47 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 8.73 million | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 9.03 million | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 9.34 million | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 9.85 million | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 10.03 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 10.43 million | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 10.85 million | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 11.46 million | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 11.88 million | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 12.28 million | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 12.60 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 12.93 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 13.24 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 13.60 million | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 13.93 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 14.23 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 14.48 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 14.78 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 15.12 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 15.51 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 16.58 million | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 17.00 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 17.43 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 17.90 million | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 18.48 million | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 11.13 million | -39.8% |
| 2000 | 11.43 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 11.77 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 12.11 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 12.46 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 12.87 million | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 13.31 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 13.79 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 14.24 million | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 14.72 million | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 15.23 million | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 15.81 million | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 16.33 million | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 16.84 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 17.34 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 17.88 million | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 18.38 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 18.86 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 18.60 million | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 18.96 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 19.30 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 19.64 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 19.93 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 20.13 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 20.31 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 20.42 million | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) 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 | -39.8% | 18.48 million | 11.13 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.98 million | 7.76 million | 10.43 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.70 million | 10.85 million | 14.23 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.84 million | 11.13 million | 18.48 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.19 million | 11.43 million | 15.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.83 million | 15.81 million | 19.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.09 million | 19.64 million | 20.42 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 20.42 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.42 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.76 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release