School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 2.44 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 2.44 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.1% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 4.61 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.44 million, in 2024.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 150th 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 education, both in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.62 million | — |
| 1998 | 3.15 million | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 3.54 million | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 3.61 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.72 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.86 million | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 4.02 million | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.13 million | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 4.17 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.73 million | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 4.19 million | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 4.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.72 million | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 4.25 million | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 4.23 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.26 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.31 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.25 million | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.24 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.35 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.30 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.36 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.44 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.50 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.54 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.57 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.61 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.44 million | -47.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.10 million | 2.62 million | 3.54 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.93 million | 3.61 million | 4.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.30 million | 4.23 million | 4.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 million | 2.44 million | 4.61 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 147 Bahamas 5,828 compare
- 148 Iceland 5,136 compare
- 149 Seychelles 4,859 compare
- 150 Micronesia, Federated States of 4,619 compare
- 151 Samoa 4,353 compare
- 152 Grenada 3,436 compare
- 153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,928 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (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 primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 2.44 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 million in 2024.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release