School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 32.23 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) recorded 32.23 million for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 32.23 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.75 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 98th 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 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.84 million | 6.75 million | 9.01 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.50 million | 9.30 million | 12.15 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.30 million | 12.52 million | 19.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.41 million | 20.06 million | 22.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.01 million | 23.31 million | 31.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.08 million | 29.85 million | 32.23 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 36.14 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3.31 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 32.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.23 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.75 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release