School age population, lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School age population, lower secondary education, female was 5.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.98 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.98 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.76 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 5.98 million for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 5.98 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.76 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.76 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.81 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.87 million | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.94 million | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 2.00 million | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.07 million | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 2.13 million | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 2.20 million | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 2.27 million | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 2.34 million | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 2.42 million | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 2.51 million | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 2.46 million | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 2.52 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 2.59 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 2.58 million | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.67 million | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.73 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 2.80 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 2.86 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.94 million | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 3.01 million | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 3.08 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.20 million | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 3.29 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 3.47 million | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 3.65 million | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 3.26 million | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 3.60 million | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 3.97 million | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 4.07 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 4.12 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.21 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.26 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.31 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.37 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.14 million | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 4.19 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.22 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.29 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 4.38 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.45 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.54 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.65 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.07 million | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 5.17 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.28 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.42 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 5.58 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 5.76 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 5.57 million | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 5.75 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 5.92 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 5.98 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.04 million | 1.76 million | 2.34 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.62 million | 2.42 million | 2.86 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.35 million | 2.94 million | 3.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.21 million | 4.07 million | 4.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.88 million | 4.29 million | 5.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.79 million | 5.57 million | 5.98 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.4167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 973,742 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 5.98 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release