School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) was 18.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.59 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
136th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.59 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.00 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 18.59 million for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 18.59 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.00 million, in 1970.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 136th 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, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.00 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.07 million | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 4.15 million | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 4.25 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 4.37 million | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 4.48 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 4.60 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 4.72 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.85 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 4.98 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 5.12 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 5.26 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 5.41 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 5.57 million | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 5.69 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 5.84 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 6.10 million | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 6.27 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 6.46 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 6.66 million | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 6.88 million | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 7.13 million | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 7.39 million | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 7.67 million | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 7.95 million | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 8.26 million | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 8.58 million | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 8.89 million | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 9.18 million | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 9.48 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 9.77 million | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 10.04 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 10.30 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.57 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 10.84 million | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 11.09 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.31 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 11.54 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 11.80 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 12.07 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 12.39 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 12.71 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 13.05 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 13.39 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 13.78 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 14.18 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 14.58 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 15.02 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 15.50 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 16.01 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 16.55 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 17.13 million | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 17.75 million | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 18.36 million | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 18.59 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.45 million | 4.00 million | 4.98 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.84 million | 5.12 million | 6.66 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.14 million | 6.88 million | 9.48 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.93 million | 9.77 million | 12.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.06 million | 12.39 million | 16.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.68 million | 16.55 million | 18.59 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, tertiary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 18.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.59 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release