School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development was 3.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 3.98 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 4.90 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.04 million, in 2003.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 113th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.46 million | — |
| 1998 | 3.46 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.28 million | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 4.23 million | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.19 million | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.08 million | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 3.04 million | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.05 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.12 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.23 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.35 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.43 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 3.56 million | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 3.72 million | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.74 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.70 million | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.72 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.73 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.81 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.70 million | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 4.70 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.79 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.90 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 4.02 million | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 4.02 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.98 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.73 million | 3.46 million | 4.28 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.43 million | 3.04 million | 4.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.98 million | 3.70 million | 4.70 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.34 million | 3.98 million | 4.90 million | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 3.98 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.90 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 million in 2003.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 113th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release