Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Population of compulsory school age, female was 16.26 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.26 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.26 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.55 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 16.26 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 16.26 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.55 million, in 1997.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 178th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.55 million | — |
| 1998 | 9.55 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.63 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 9.66 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 9.70 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 9.70 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 9.73 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.82 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 9.85 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 9.90 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.49 million | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 10.57 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.67 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.04 million | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 11.21 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 11.38 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.62 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 11.90 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.17 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.96 million | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 14.32 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.71 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 15.09 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 15.43 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 15.71 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 15.93 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 16.11 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.26 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.57 million | 9.55 million | 9.63 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.01 million | 9.66 million | 10.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.74 million | 11.04 million | 15.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.89 million | 15.43 million | 16.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,960 compare
- 176 Aruba 8,184 compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 6,118 compare
- 178 Marshall Islands 5,613 compare
- 179 Dominica 4,985 compare
- 180 Cayman Islands 4,633 compare
- 181 Bermuda 3,934 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 16.26 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.26 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.55 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release