School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): School age population, early childhood education, female was 18.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 18.01 million. 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 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 18.01 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.27 million, in 1997.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 106th of 194 groups on this measure, 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, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.27 million | — |
| 1998 | 9.66 million | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 11.89 million | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 12.08 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 12.25 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 11.86 million | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 12.00 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.20 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.45 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 12.72 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 12.33 million | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.62 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 12.99 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 13.44 million | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 13.82 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 14.20 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 14.56 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 14.89 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 15.24 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 15.53 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.81 million | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 17.07 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.34 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.73 million | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 17.06 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 17.46 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 17.87 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 18.01 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.94 million | 8.27 million | 11.89 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.35 million | 11.86 million | 12.99 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.29 million | 13.44 million | 17.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.43 million | 16.73 million | 18.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 18.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.01 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.27 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 106th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release