School age population, early childhood educational development in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, early childhood educational development was 19.23 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19.23 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
10th
of 38 groups
All-time high
19.23 million number
in 2019
All-time low
10.70 million number
in 1999
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1998200820191998: 10.8M number1999: 10.7M number2000: 10.9M number2001: 11.0M number2002: 10.8M number2003: 11.3M number2004: 11.1M number2005: 11.4M number2006: 11.7M number2007: 12.1M number2008: 12.4M number2009: 12.7M number2010: 13.3M number2011: 13.6M number2012: 13.6M number2013: 14.3M number2014: 14.4M number2015: 14.9M number2016: 17.9M number2017: 18.5M number2018: 19.0M number2019: 19.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 19.23 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 19.23 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.70 million number, in 1999.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 10.79 million number
1999 10.70 million number -0.8%
2000 10.90 million number +1.9%
2001 11.01 million number +1.0%
2002 10.76 million number -2.2%
2003 11.26 million number +4.7%
2004 11.13 million number -1.2%
2005 11.45 million number +2.8%
2006 11.73 million number +2.4%
2007 12.07 million number +2.9%
2008 12.38 million number +2.6%
2009 12.67 million number +2.4%
2010 13.31 million number +5.0%
2011 13.63 million number +2.4%
2012 13.59 million number -0.3%
2013 14.30 million number +5.3%
2014 14.36 million number +0.4%
2015 14.86 million number +3.5%
2016 17.95 million number +20.7%
2017 18.48 million number +3.0%
2018 18.95 million number +2.6%
2019 19.23 million number +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.74 million number 10.70 million number 10.79 million number 2
2000s 11.53 million number 10.76 million number 12.67 million number 10
2010s 15.87 million number 13.31 million number 19.23 million number 10

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

  1. 7 Myanmar 1.35 million number compare
  2. 8 Türkiye 1.31 million number compare
  3. 9 Ghana 1.22 million number compare
  4. 10 Yemen 1.21 million number compare
  5. 11 Germany 1.19 million number compare
  6. 12 Argentina 1.10 million number compare
  7. 13 Colombia 1.10 million number compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 19.23 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 19.23 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 10.70 million number in 1999.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. 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 educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/