Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 34.62 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 34.62 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 34.62 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.28 million, in 1970.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 146th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.28 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.43 million | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 7.74 million | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 8.18 million | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 8.70 million | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 9.07 million | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 9.45 million | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 9.81 million | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 9.84 million | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 10.26 million | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 11.08 million | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 11.59 million | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 11.74 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 11.82 million | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 12.00 million | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 12.18 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 12.54 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 12.90 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 13.03 million | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 14.98 million | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 15.23 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 15.74 million | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 16.33 million | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 16.98 million | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 17.44 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 18.70 million | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 18.81 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 19.60 million | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 19.40 million | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 19.70 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 19.76 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 20.40 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 20.73 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 21.35 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 21.99 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 22.72 million | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 23.24 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 25.10 million | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 26.15 million | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 26.38 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 26.99 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 27.97 million | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 28.51 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 29.13 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.83 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 30.65 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 30.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 31.22 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 31.83 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 32.66 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 33.18 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 33.53 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 34.00 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 34.36 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 34.62 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.78 million | 7.28 million | 10.26 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.39 million | 11.08 million | 14.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.79 million | 15.23 million | 19.70 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.78 million | 19.76 million | 26.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.97 million | 26.99 million | 32.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.94 million | 33.18 million | 34.62 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 143 Puerto Rico 144,542 compare
- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 141,518 compare
- 145 Albania 141,089 compare
- 146 Republic of Moldova 136,696 compare
- 147 Slovenia 132,709 compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 126,491 compare
- 149 Latvia 123,956 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 34.62 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.62 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.28 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.