Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Population of compulsory school age, male was 68.75 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.75 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
86th
of 221 groups
All-time high
68.75 million
in 2024
All-time low
29.17 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 68.75 million for population of compulsory school age, male 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 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 68.75 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.17 million, in 1997.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 86th 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, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 29.17 million | — |
| 1998 | 29.17 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.87 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 30.54 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 31.20 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 31.91 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 32.66 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 33.44 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 36.88 million | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 37.68 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 39.06 million | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 43.14 million | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 44.18 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 46.70 million | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 47.87 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 49.06 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 52.50 million | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 53.74 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 55.11 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 57.97 million | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 59.36 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 60.71 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 61.96 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 63.12 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 66.10 million | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 67.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 68.32 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 68.75 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.40 million | 29.17 million | 29.87 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 36.07 million | 30.54 million | 44.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.50 million | 46.70 million | 61.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.70 million | 63.12 million | 68.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
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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, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 68.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 68.75 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.17 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 86th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release