School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 1.21 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 1.21 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.4% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 2.30 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.21 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, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.36 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.65 million | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 1.83 million | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 1.84 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.88 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.95 million | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.03 million | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.09 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.10 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.88 million | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 2.11 million | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 2.11 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.87 million | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 2.14 million | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 2.12 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.14 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.17 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.14 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.18 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.16 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.19 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.22 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.25 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.27 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.30 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.21 million | -47.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.62 million | 1.36 million | 1.83 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.99 million | 1.84 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 million | 2.12 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 million | 1.21 million | 2.30 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 147 Bahamas 2,898 compare
- 148 Iceland 2,526 compare
- 149 Micronesia, Federated States of 2,350 compare
- 150 Seychelles 2,347 compare
- 151 Samoa 2,120 compare
- 152 Grenada 1,682 compare
- 153 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,419 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 1.21 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: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.30 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million in 2024.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release