School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 14.88 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 14.88 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 14.88 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.83 million number, in 1997.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.83 million number | — |
| 1998 | 4.91 million number | +168.8% |
| 1999 | 8.02 million number | +63.4% |
| 2000 | 8.28 million number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 8.53 million number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 9.48 million number | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 10.11 million number | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 10.26 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 10.53 million number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 10.85 million number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 10.97 million number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 11.28 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 10.10 million number | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 10.95 million number | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 12.19 million number | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 12.80 million number | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 12.72 million number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.01 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 13.52 million number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 13.65 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.00 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.52 million number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.88 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.92 million number | 1.83 million number | 8.02 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.04 million number | 8.28 million number | 11.28 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.22 million number | 10.95 million number | 14.88 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 526.96 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa was 14.88 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?
- The highest recorded value was 14.88 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 million number in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.