School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 14.87 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 14.87 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 14.87 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.82 million number, in 1997.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.82 million number | — |
| 1998 | 4.88 million number | +167.8% |
| 1999 | 8.00 million number | +63.8% |
| 2000 | 8.25 million number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 8.51 million number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 9.46 million number | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 10.09 million number | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 10.24 million number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 10.51 million number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 10.83 million number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 10.95 million number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 11.26 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 10.07 million number | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 10.92 million number | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 12.18 million number | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 12.79 million number | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 12.71 million number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.00 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 13.51 million number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 13.64 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 13.99 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.51 million number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.87 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.90 million number | 1.82 million number | 8.00 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.02 million number | 8.25 million number | 11.26 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.21 million number | 10.92 million number | 14.87 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.36 million number compare
- 11 Germany 1.27 million number compare
- 12 Ethiopia 1.20 million number compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.14 million number compare
- 14 Algeria 1.14 million number compare
- 15 Kenya 1.13 million number compare
- 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.06 million number compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 14.87 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.87 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 million number in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.