School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 17.83 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.83 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
23rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.83 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.61 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 17.83 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 17.83 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.61 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.61 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.74 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 4.88 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 5.04 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 5.18 million | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 5.32 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 5.45 million | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 5.59 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 5.74 million | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 5.90 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 6.07 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 6.23 million | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 6.40 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 6.57 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 6.75 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 6.93 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 7.13 million | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 7.34 million | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 7.56 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 7.79 million | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 8.05 million | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 8.26 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 8.47 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 8.72 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 8.99 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 9.24 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 9.47 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 9.66 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 9.89 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 10.13 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 10.31 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 10.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 10.71 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 10.90 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 11.11 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 11.36 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.82 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 12.07 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 12.32 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 12.60 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 12.91 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.27 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.64 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.96 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.34 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 14.71 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 15.16 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 15.63 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 16.07 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 16.50 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 16.89 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 17.28 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 17.68 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 17.83 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.25 million | 4.61 million | 5.90 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.88 million | 6.07 million | 7.79 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.09 million | 8.05 million | 10.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.27 million | 10.31 million | 12.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.23 million | 12.60 million | 16.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.24 million | 16.50 million | 17.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 17.83 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.83 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.61 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release