School age population, pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 39.72 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
39.72 million number
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
16th
of 45 groups
All-time high
39.72 million number
in 2019
All-time low
12.20 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 39.72 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 39.72 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.20 million number, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.20 million number | — |
| 1971 | 12.47 million number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 12.84 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 13.20 million number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 13.50 million number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 13.83 million number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 14.32 million number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 14.89 million number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 15.29 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 15.74 million number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 16.14 million number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 16.68 million number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 17.31 million number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 17.64 million number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 18.16 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 18.62 million number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 19.10 million number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 19.85 million number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 20.43 million number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 20.97 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 21.44 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 21.93 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 22.52 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 23.06 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 23.84 million number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 24.27 million number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 24.70 million number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 24.64 million number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 26.96 million number | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 23.91 million number | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 24.47 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 25.10 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 25.87 million number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 26.65 million number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 27.40 million number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 28.10 million number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 28.82 million number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 28.79 million number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 29.58 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 30.35 million number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 31.09 million number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 31.85 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 32.68 million number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 33.50 million number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 34.26 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 36.10 million number | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 37.31 million number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 37.74 million number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 39.04 million number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 39.72 million number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.83 million number | 12.20 million number | 15.74 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.49 million number | 16.14 million number | 20.97 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.73 million number | 21.44 million number | 26.96 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.51 million number | 24.47 million number | 30.35 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.33 million number | 31.09 million number | 39.72 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 39.72 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.72 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.20 million number in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.