School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 36.21 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 36.21 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 36.21 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.61 million, in 1997.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 108th out of 194 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.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.61 million | — |
| 1998 | 19.39 million | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 23.91 million | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 24.29 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 24.62 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 23.86 million | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 24.14 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 24.54 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 25.05 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 25.58 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 24.79 million | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 25.39 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 26.13 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 27.03 million | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 27.80 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 28.57 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 29.30 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 29.96 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 30.66 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 31.26 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 33.83 million | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 34.35 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 34.89 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 33.64 million | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 34.28 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 35.07 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 35.91 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 36.21 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.97 million | 16.61 million | 23.91 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.84 million | 23.86 million | 26.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.76 million | 27.03 million | 34.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.02 million | 33.64 million | 36.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 885,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 907,932 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9786 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 36.21 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.21 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.61 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 108th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release