School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) was 19.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.16 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
134th
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.16 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.94 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 19.16 million for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 19.16 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.94 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 134th 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, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.94 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.98 million | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 4.04 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 4.14 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 4.26 million | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 4.38 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 4.49 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 4.61 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.74 million | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 4.87 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 5.01 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 5.15 million | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 5.30 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 5.46 million | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 5.59 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 5.75 million | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 6.05 million | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 6.24 million | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 6.45 million | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 6.67 million | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 6.91 million | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 7.16 million | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 7.43 million | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 7.72 million | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 8.02 million | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 8.34 million | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 8.68 million | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 9.01 million | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 9.30 million | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 9.62 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 9.92 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 10.21 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 10.48 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.76 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 11.05 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 11.31 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.54 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 11.78 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 12.04 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 12.33 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 12.66 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 13.00 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 13.37 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.73 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 14.14 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 14.57 million | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 15.00 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 15.45 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 15.94 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 16.48 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 17.04 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 17.64 million | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 18.28 million | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 18.91 million | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 19.16 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.34 million | 3.94 million | 4.87 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.77 million | 5.01 million | 6.67 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.22 million | 6.91 million | 9.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.14 million | 9.92 million | 12.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.44 million | 12.66 million | 16.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.21 million | 17.04 million | 19.16 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, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 19.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.16 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release