School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 26.16 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 26.16 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 26.16 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.25 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 series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.25 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.36 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 4.46 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 4.58 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 4.69 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 4.81 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 4.94 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 5.06 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 5.20 million | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 5.35 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 5.51 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 5.66 million | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 5.82 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 6.00 million | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 6.15 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 6.33 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 8.44 million | +33.2% |
| 1987 | 8.74 million | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 9.05 million | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 9.39 million | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 9.76 million | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 10.18 million | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 10.59 million | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 11.00 million | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 11.39 million | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 11.78 million | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 12.14 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 12.47 million | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 12.77 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 13.12 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 13.44 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 13.74 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 13.99 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 14.28 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 14.62 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 15.00 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 15.39 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 15.78 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 16.16 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 16.60 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 17.09 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.59 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 18.09 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 18.60 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 19.14 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 19.75 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 20.46 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 21.25 million | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 22.02 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 22.74 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 23.46 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 24.24 million | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 25.05 million | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 25.85 million | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 26.16 million | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +33.2% | 6.33 million | 8.44 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.77 million | 4.25 million | 5.35 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.11 million | 5.51 million | 9.39 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.52 million | 9.76 million | 13.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.90 million | 13.44 million | 16.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.67 million | 17.09 million | 22.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.95 million | 23.46 million | 26.16 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 26.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.16 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.25 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release