School age population, secondary education, female (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, secondary education, female (number) was 28.69 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28.69 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
130th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.69 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.60 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, secondary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 28.69 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 28.69 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.60 million, in 1970.

ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 130th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, female (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, female (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 6.60 million —
1971 6.76 million +2.5%
1972 6.93 million +2.5%
1973 7.11 million +2.5%
1974 7.29 million +2.5%
1975 7.48 million +2.7%
1976 7.68 million +2.7%
1977 7.89 million +2.6%
1978 8.09 million +2.6%
1979 8.31 million +2.8%
1980 8.55 million +2.9%
1981 8.80 million +2.9%
1982 9.06 million +3.0%
1983 9.34 million +3.1%
1984 9.60 million +2.7%
1985 9.91 million +3.3%
1986 9.42 million -4.9%
1987 9.77 million +3.6%
1988 10.13 million +3.7%
1989 10.51 million +3.8%
1990 10.91 million +3.7%
1991 11.32 million +3.8%
1992 11.73 million +3.6%
1993 12.13 million +3.4%
1994 12.50 million +3.1%
1995 12.87 million +3.0%
1996 13.25 million +2.9%
1997 13.58 million +2.5%
1998 13.97 million +2.9%
1999 14.29 million +2.3%
2000 14.61 million +2.2%
2001 14.94 million +2.2%
2002 15.27 million +2.2%
2003 15.62 million +2.3%
2004 16.01 million +2.5%
2005 16.42 million +2.5%
2006 16.84 million +2.6%
2007 17.28 million +2.6%
2008 17.77 million +2.8%
2009 18.26 million +2.7%
2010 18.80 million +3.0%
2011 19.34 million +2.8%
2012 19.92 million +3.0%
2013 20.56 million +3.2%
2014 21.24 million +3.3%
2015 21.97 million +3.4%
2016 22.72 million +3.4%
2017 23.52 million +3.5%
2018 24.33 million +3.4%
2019 25.12 million +3.3%
2020 25.91 million +3.1%
2021 26.73 million +3.2%
2022 27.55 million +3.1%
2023 28.37 million +3.0%
2024 28.69 million +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.41 million 6.60 million 8.31 million 10
1980s 9.51 million 8.55 million 10.51 million 10
1990s 12.65 million 10.91 million 14.29 million 10
2000s 16.30 million 14.61 million 18.26 million 10
2010s 21.75 million 18.80 million 25.12 million 10
2020s 27.45 million 25.91 million 28.69 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)

  1. 127 Gabon 186,618 compare
  2. 128 Finland 186,334 compare
  3. 129 Costa Rica 185,452 compare
  4. 130 Ireland 182,905 compare
  5. 131 Hong Kong 164,100 compare
  6. 132 Armenia 153,589 compare
  7. 133 Guinea-Bissau 153,500 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
School age population, secondary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 28.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
The highest recorded value was 28.69 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.60 million in 1970.
How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release