School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 43.53 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.53 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
39th
of 221 groups
All-time high
43.53 million
in 2024
All-time low
12.38 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 43.53 million for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 43.53 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.38 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.38 million | — |
| 1971 | 12.70 million | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 13.06 million | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 13.42 million | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 13.75 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 14.13 million | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 14.63 million | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 15.12 million | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 15.44 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 15.91 million | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 16.38 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 16.93 million | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 17.56 million | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 17.89 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 18.38 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 18.87 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 19.33 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 20.02 million | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 20.53 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 21.04 million | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 21.57 million | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 22.13 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 22.72 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 23.29 million | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 24.17 million | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 24.75 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 25.32 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 25.35 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 27.67 million | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 26.15 million | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 26.79 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 27.43 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 28.09 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 28.74 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 29.46 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 30.25 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 31.05 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 31.01 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 31.82 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 32.67 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 33.62 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 34.57 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 35.49 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 36.38 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 37.13 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 37.88 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 38.59 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 39.91 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 40.55 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 41.17 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 41.14 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 41.81 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 42.49 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 43.26 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 43.53 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.05 million | 12.38 million | 15.91 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.69 million | 16.38 million | 21.04 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.31 million | 21.57 million | 27.67 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.73 million | 26.79 million | 32.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.53 million | 33.62 million | 41.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.45 million | 41.14 million | 43.53 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 95.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 10.51 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 43.53 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.53 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.38 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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