School age population, early childhood education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, early childhood education, male was 60.68 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 60.68 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 60.68 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.25 million number, in 1997.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 35.25 million number | — |
| 1998 | 38.62 million number | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 35.35 million number | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 36.13 million number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 36.88 million number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 37.45 million number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 38.79 million number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 39.44 million number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 40.50 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 41.54 million number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 41.91 million number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 43.05 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 44.16 million number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 45.57 million number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 46.71 million number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 47.53 million number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 49.14 million number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 50.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 52.43 million number | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 56.83 million number | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 57.85 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 59.69 million number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 60.68 million number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.41 million number | 35.25 million number | 38.62 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.99 million number | 36.13 million number | 44.16 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.64 million number | 45.57 million number | 60.68 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 6 Mexico 6.84 million number compare
- 7 Pakistan 5.49 million number compare
- 8 Viet Nam 4.94 million number compare
- 9 Russian Federation 4.90 million number compare
- 10 Ethiopia 4.66 million number compare
- 11 Bangladesh 4.45 million number compare
- 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.33 million number compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 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 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa was 60.68 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 60.68 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.25 million number in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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/