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 2.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.56 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
156th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.56 million
in 2024
All-time low
816,755
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 2.56 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.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% 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 2.56 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 816,755, in 1970.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 156th 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 | 816,755 | — |
| 1971 | 837,990 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 866,128 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 893,368 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 922,608 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 952,298 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 978,176 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.01 million | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.03 million | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.07 million | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.10 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.12 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.15 million | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.18 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.22 million | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.27 million | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.31 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.36 million | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.40 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.44 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.48 million | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.52 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.55 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.56 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.57 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.59 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.60 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.63 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.66 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.66 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.68 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.67 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.74 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.75 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.78 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.81 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.83 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.86 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.90 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.95 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.02 million | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.09 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.16 million | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.22 million | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.32 million | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.34 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.38 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.42 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.45 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.46 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.47 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.52 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 2.56 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 937,656 | 816,755 | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 million | 1.10 million | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 million | 1.48 million | 1.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 million | 1.67 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 million | 1.95 million | 2.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million | 2.46 million | 2.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 153 Solomon Islands 10,491 compare
- 153 Slovenia 10,491 compare
- 155 North Macedonia 10,211 compare
- 156 Bahrain 10,209 compare
- 157 Trinidad and Tobago 8,699 compare
- 158 Fiji 8,564 compare
- 159 Guyana 8,511 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (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 primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.68 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 2.56 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 2.56 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 816,755 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 156th 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 14.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release