School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School age population, early childhood education, female was 10.42 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 10.42 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 10.42 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.34 million, in 1997.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 134th 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, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.34 million | — |
| 1998 | 5.60 million | +29.2% |
| 1999 | 7.66 million | +36.7% |
| 2000 | 7.68 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 7.69 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.20 million | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 7.23 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.29 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.39 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.52 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.99 million | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 7.15 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 7.37 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 7.62 million | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 7.81 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.99 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.17 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 8.31 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.47 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.58 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.66 million | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 9.72 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.77 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.84 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.95 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 10.14 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 10.31 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 10.42 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.87 million | 4.34 million | 7.66 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.35 million | 6.99 million | 7.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.61 million | 7.62 million | 9.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.13 million | 9.84 million | 10.42 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 10.42 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.42 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.34 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 134th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release