School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.54 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
155th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.54 million
in 2024
All-time low
804,895
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 2.54 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 2.54 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 804,895, in 1970.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 804,895 | — |
| 1971 | 827,801 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 857,373 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 885,303 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 914,825 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 944,569 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 970,147 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 997,356 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.03 million | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.06 million | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.09 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.11 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.15 million | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.17 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.21 million | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.26 million | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.30 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.35 million | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 1.38 million | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.43 million | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.47 million | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.51 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.53 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.55 million | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.55 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.58 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.58 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.62 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.65 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.65 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.67 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.66 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.71 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.73 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.77 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.85 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.88 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.94 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.01 million | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.07 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.14 million | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.21 million | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.30 million | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.32 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.36 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.40 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.43 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.44 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.45 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.46 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.50 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 2.54 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 928,844 | 804,895 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 million | 1.09 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.57 million | 1.47 million | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 million | 1.66 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 million | 1.94 million | 2.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 million | 2.44 million | 2.54 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 152 Latvia 10,226 compare
- 153 Bahrain 9,913 compare
- 154 Solomon Islands 9,840 compare
- 155 Slovenia 9,762 compare
- 156 North Macedonia 9,455 compare
- 157 Trinidad and Tobago 8,389 compare
- 158 Guyana 8,255 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 2.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 804,895 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release