School age population, lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 54.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
54.36 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
24th
of 221 groups
All-time high
54.36 million
in 2024
All-time low
14.35 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Africa is 54.36 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 54.36 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.35 million, in 1970.
UNICEF: Africa ranks 24th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.35 million | — |
| 1971 | 14.58 million | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 15.15 million | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 15.64 million | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 16.13 million | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 16.62 million | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 17.08 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 17.56 million | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 18.02 million | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 18.52 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 19.03 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 19.57 million | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 20.00 million | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 20.56 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 21.10 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 21.65 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 20.51 million | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 21.10 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 21.73 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 21.83 million | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 22.56 million | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 22.73 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 23.40 million | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 24.10 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 24.74 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 25.53 million | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 26.27 million | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 26.41 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 28.56 million | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 29.51 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 30.22 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 30.91 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 31.61 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 32.29 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 32.99 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 33.68 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 34.40 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 35.20 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 35.99 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 36.72 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 37.49 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 38.31 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 39.21 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 40.32 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 41.29 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 42.75 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 43.91 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 44.99 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 46.31 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 47.70 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 49.67 million | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 50.73 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 52.08 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 53.81 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 54.36 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.36 million | 14.35 million | 18.52 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.71 million | 19.03 million | 21.83 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.38 million | 22.56 million | 29.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.40 million | 30.22 million | 36.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.23 million | 37.49 million | 47.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.13 million | 49.67 million | 54.36 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Africa?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Africa was 54.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 54.36 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.35 million in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Africa 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