School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 13.56 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 13.56 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 13.56 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.69 million number, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.69 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.79 million number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 3.88 million number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 3.98 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 4.10 million number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 4.21 million number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 4.32 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 4.42 million number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 4.53 million number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 4.66 million number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 4.79 million number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 4.92 million number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 5.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 5.21 million number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 5.38 million number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 5.54 million number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 5.71 million number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 5.87 million number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 6.05 million number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 6.24 million number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 6.44 million number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 6.63 million number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 6.81 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 7.00 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 7.21 million number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 7.42 million number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 7.62 million number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 7.78 million number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 7.97 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 8.16 million number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 8.35 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 8.53 million number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.70 million number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 8.89 million number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 9.10 million number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.33 million number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 9.57 million number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 9.80 million number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.07 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 10.35 million number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 10.64 million number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 10.93 million number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 11.23 million number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.55 million number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.87 million number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 12.21 million number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 12.54 million number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 12.88 million number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 13.23 million number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 13.56 million number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.16 million number | 3.69 million number | 4.66 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.48 million number | 4.79 million number | 6.24 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.31 million number | 6.44 million number | 8.16 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.27 million number | 8.35 million number | 10.35 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.06 million number | 10.64 million number | 13.56 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 13.56 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.56 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 million number in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.