School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 8.45 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.45 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.45 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.67 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 8.45 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 8.45 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.67 million, in 1970.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.67 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.71 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.77 million | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 1.83 million | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 1.89 million | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.95 million | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 2.01 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 2.07 million | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 2.14 million | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.21 million | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 2.29 million | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 2.34 million | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 2.42 million | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 2.29 million | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 2.37 million | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 2.46 million | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 2.53 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 2.80 million | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 2.88 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 2.97 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 3.06 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 3.13 million | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 3.19 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 3.24 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 3.26 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.30 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.34 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.62 million | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 3.89 million | +48.4% |
| 1999 | 5.54 million | +42.5% |
| 2000 | 5.58 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 5.62 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.68 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.73 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.78 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.85 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.93 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.34 million | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 5.46 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.62 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 5.80 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 5.97 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.17 million | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 6.34 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 6.47 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 6.59 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 6.68 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.78 million | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 7.88 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.94 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 7.96 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 8.02 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.13 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 8.31 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.45 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.93 million | 1.67 million | 2.21 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.54 million | 2.29 million | 2.97 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.46 million | 2.62 million | 5.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.66 million | 5.34 million | 5.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.76 million | 5.80 million | 7.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.17 million | 7.96 million | 8.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.02 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 8.45 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.45 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release