School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes was 5.19 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) recorded 5.19 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2024.
That represents a change of down 39.3% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 8.56 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.63 million, in 1997.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 123rd 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 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.63 million | — |
| 1998 | 5.08 million | +93.2% |
| 1999 | 4.20 million | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 4.29 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.40 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 6.03 million | +36.8% |
| 2003 | 6.80 million | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 7.02 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.16 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 6.82 million | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 7.39 million | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 7.50 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.58 million | -38.9% |
| 2010 | 5.17 million | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 6.89 million | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 7.05 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.20 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 7.25 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.37 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.62 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 7.68 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.85 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.02 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 8.15 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 8.29 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 8.41 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.56 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 5.19 million | -39.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +93.2% | 2.63 million | 5.08 million |
| 2024 | -39.3% | 8.56 million | 5.19 million |
| 2009 | -38.9% | 7.50 million | 4.58 million |
| 2002 | +36.8% | 4.40 million | 6.03 million |
| 2011 | +33.3% | 5.17 million | 6.89 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.97 million | 2.63 million | 5.08 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.20 million | 4.29 million | 7.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.21 million | 5.17 million | 8.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.72 million | 5.19 million | 8.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 5.19 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.56 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release