School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) was 58.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
58.36 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
131st
of 221 groups
All-time high
58.36 million
in 2024
All-time low
13.08 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 58.36 million for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 58.36 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.08 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 131st 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, secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.08 million | — |
| 1971 | 13.41 million | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 13.75 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 14.11 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 14.47 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 14.86 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 15.27 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 15.68 million | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 16.09 million | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 16.55 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 17.05 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 17.56 million | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 18.10 million | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 18.68 million | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 19.22 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 19.86 million | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 18.91 million | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 19.61 million | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 20.36 million | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 21.14 million | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 21.95 million | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 22.80 million | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 23.65 million | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 24.45 million | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 25.21 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 25.97 million | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 26.74 million | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 27.42 million | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 28.22 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 28.88 million | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 29.53 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 30.19 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 30.87 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 31.60 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 32.41 million | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 33.26 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 34.13 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 35.04 million | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 36.05 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 37.05 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 38.15 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 39.24 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 40.42 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 41.71 million | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 43.11 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 44.58 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 46.12 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 47.75 million | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 49.39 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 51.02 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 52.65 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 54.34 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 56.02 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 57.70 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 58.36 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.73 million | 13.08 million | 16.55 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.05 million | 17.05 million | 21.14 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.53 million | 21.95 million | 28.88 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.01 million | 29.53 million | 37.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.15 million | 38.15 million | 51.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.81 million | 52.65 million | 58.36 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, secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 58.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.36 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.08 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release