School age population, early childhood educational development program in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 19.24 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19.24 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
8th
of 39 groups
All-time high
19.24 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 program in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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: 18.0M number2017: 18.5M number2018: 19.0M number2019: 19.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 19.24 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development program in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of 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 program in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 19.24 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.70 million number, in 1999.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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 19.24 million number 10

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

  1. 5 Vietnam 2.24 million number compare
  2. 6 South Africa 1.70 million number compare
  3. 7 Myanmar 1.35 million number compare
  4. 8 Turkey 1.31 million number compare
  5. 9 Ghana 1.22 million number compare
  6. 10 Yemen 1.21 million number compare
  7. 11 Germany 1.19 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in Sub-Saharan Africa?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Sub-Saharan Africa was 19.24 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The highest recorded value was 19.24 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 10.70 million number in 1999.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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 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/