School age population, lower secondary education, female in South Africa
South Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1.03 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.03 million number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
39th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.46 million number
in 1996
All-time low
744,416 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in South Africa, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 1.03 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in South Africa peaked at 1.46 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 744,416 number, in 1970.
That places South Africa 39th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in South Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 744,416 number | — |
| 1971 | 762,195 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 781,083 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 801,440 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 823,134 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 845,655 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 867,133 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 888,753 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 910,177 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 931,645 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 953,262 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 976,544 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.00 million number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.03 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.12 million number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.14 million number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.17 million number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.19 million number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.21 million number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.24 million number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.27 million number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.31 million number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.36 million number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.41 million number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.46 million number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 989,547 number | -32.2% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.06 million number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.07 million number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.04 million number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.03 million number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 995,783 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 983,881 number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 973,756 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 963,355 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 955,708 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 951,720 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 950,962 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 951,544 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 953,225 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 958,187 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 973,248 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 998,393 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 835,563 number | 744,416 number | 931,645 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million number | 953,262 number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 million number | 989,547 number | 1.46 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million number | 983,881 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 963,010 number | 950,962 number | 998,393 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,310 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 13.45 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 818,404 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in South Africa?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in South Africa was 1.03 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million number in 1996.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 744,416 number in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- South Africa ranks 39th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.