School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 20.42 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970β2024
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.
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)
- 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, 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release