School age population, post-secondary … non-tertiary female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): School age population, post-secondary … non-tertiary female was 2.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 2.58 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 39.5% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 4.27 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million, in 1997.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 123rd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.37 million | — |
| 1998 | 2.61 million | +90.7% |
| 1999 | 2.16 million | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 2.18 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.23 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.03 million | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 3.42 million | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 3.53 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 3.60 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.42 million | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 3.71 million | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 3.76 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.30 million | -38.9% |
| 2010 | 2.59 million | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 3.45 million | +33.4% |
| 2012 | 3.53 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.61 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.63 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.69 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.80 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.84 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.92 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.00 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.07 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 4.13 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 4.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.27 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.58 million | -39.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary … non-tertiary female 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 | +90.7% | 1.37 million | 2.61 million |
| 2024 | -39.5% | 4.27 million | 2.58 million |
| 2009 | -38.9% | 3.76 million | 2.30 million |
| 2002 | +36.1% | 2.23 million | 3.03 million |
| 2011 | +33.4% | 2.59 million | 3.45 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.04 million | 1.37 million | 2.61 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.12 million | 2.18 million | 3.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 million | 2.59 million | 4.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.85 million | 2.58 million | 4.27 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, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 2.58 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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release