Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Population of compulsory school age, female was 67.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 67.76 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 67.76 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.79 million, in 1997.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 28.79 million | — |
| 1998 | 28.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.47 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 30.12 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 30.78 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 31.47 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 32.22 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 32.98 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 36.34 million | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 37.13 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 38.50 million | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 42.59 million | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 43.62 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 46.13 million | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 47.29 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 48.47 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 51.89 million | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 53.13 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 54.46 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 57.28 million | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 58.63 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 59.95 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 61.17 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 62.30 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 65.20 million | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 66.28 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 67.35 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 67.76 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.01 million | 28.79 million | 29.47 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 35.58 million | 30.12 million | 43.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.84 million | 46.13 million | 61.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.78 million | 62.30 million | 67.76 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 67.76 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 67.76 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.79 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release