School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 1.97 million.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 2.12 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 2003.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.85 million | 1.72 million | 2.12 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.69 million | 1.49 million | 2.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 million | 1.82 million | 1.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 million | 1.88 million | 2.01 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 14.16 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.02 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 11.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 1.97 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 2003.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 113th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release