School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 119.61 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 119.61 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 119.61 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.64 million number, in 1997.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 11th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 69.64 million number | — |
| 1998 | 76.34 million number | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 69.94 million number | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 71.48 million number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 72.96 million number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 74.06 million number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 76.69 million number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 77.95 million number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 80.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 82.07 million number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 82.74 million number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 84.99 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 87.15 million number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 89.95 million number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 92.16 million number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 93.77 million number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 96.91 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 98.61 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 103.37 million number | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 112.06 million number | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 114.04 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 117.67 million number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 119.61 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.97 million number | 69.64 million number | 76.34 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 79.01 million number | 71.48 million number | 87.15 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.81 million number | 89.95 million number | 119.61 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 8 Russian Federation 9.53 million number compare
- 9 Viet Nam 9.36 million number compare
- 10 Ethiopia 9.19 million number compare
- 11 Bangladesh 8.71 million number compare
- 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.58 million number compare
- 13 South Africa 8.13 million number compare
- 14 Türkiye 6.80 million number compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 119.61 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 119.61 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.64 million number in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/