School age population, early childhood educational development program in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 20.01 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development program in Sub-Saharan Africa is 20.01 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 20.01 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.07 million number, in 1999.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.11 million number | 11.07 million number | 11.16 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.98 million number | 11.16 million number | 13.20 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.53 million number | 13.85 million number | 20.01 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
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 20.01 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 20.01 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 11.07 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 51.6%. 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, 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 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/