School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 1.66 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.66 million
Change on year
down 74.2%
Rank
139th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.42 million
in 2023
All-time low
567,096
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 1.66 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 74.2% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 6.42 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 567,096, in 1997.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 139th 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, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 567,096 | — |
| 1998 | 2.16 million | +280.7% |
| 1999 | 2.05 million | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 2.11 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 2.17 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.95 million | +36.3% |
| 2003 | 3.32 million | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 3.45 million | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 3.58 million | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 3.72 million | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.87 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 4.02 million | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.87 million | -28.5% |
| 2010 | 3.19 million | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 4.14 million | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 4.27 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.44 million | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 4.53 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.89 million | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 4.85 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.01 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 5.16 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 5.31 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.43 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.34 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.48 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 6.42 million | +17.1% |
| 2024 | 1.66 million | -74.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 million | 567,096 | 2.16 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.21 million | 2.11 million | 4.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.58 million | 3.19 million | 5.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.87 million | 1.66 million | 6.42 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- 136 Mauritius 8,668 compare
- 137 Solomon Islands 7,794 compare
- 138 Belize 7,564 compare
- 139 Montenegro 7,398 compare
- 140 Vanuatu 5,865 compare
- 141 Maldives 5,587 compare
- 142 Cape Verde 4,607 compare
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.55 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.00 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 1.66 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.42 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 567,096 in 1997.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release