School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.97 million
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
113th
of 187 groups
All-time high
2.44 million
in 2021
All-time low
1.50 million
in 2003
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 1.97 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
The figure is 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 2.44 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million, in 2003.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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.
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.72 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.72 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.12 million | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 2.10 million | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.07 million | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.52 million | -26.9% |
| 2003 | 1.50 million | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.51 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.54 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.60 million | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.65 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.69 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.75 million | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.83 million | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.84 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.82 million | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.83 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.84 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.36 million | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 2.35 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.32 million | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.33 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.37 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.44 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.01 million | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 2.00 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.97 million | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.85 million | 1.72 million | 2.12 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.69 million | 1.50 million | 2.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 million | 1.82 million | 2.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 million | 1.97 million | 2.44 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.74 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2003.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 113th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release