School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 8.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.50 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.50 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.68 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 8.50 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 8.50 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.68 million, in 1970.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 148th 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, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.68 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.72 million | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.78 million | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.83 million | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 1.89 million | +3.2% |
| 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 | 2.22 million | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 2.29 million | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 2.35 million | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 2.41 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2.29 million | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 2.37 million | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 2.46 million | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 2.53 million | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.81 million | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 2.89 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 2.98 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 3.06 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 3.14 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 3.20 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 3.25 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.27 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.31 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.35 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.62 million | -21.8% |
| 1998 | 3.89 million | +48.4% |
| 1999 | 5.59 million | +43.6% |
| 2000 | 5.63 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 5.66 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.73 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.78 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.83 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.90 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.98 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.39 million | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 5.52 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.68 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.86 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 6.04 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.25 million | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 6.41 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.54 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 6.67 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 6.76 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.87 million | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 7.97 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.02 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.04 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.09 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.19 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.37 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.50 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.93 million | 1.68 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.54 million | 2.29 million | 2.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.47 million | 2.62 million | 5.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.71 million | 5.39 million | 5.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.84 million | 5.86 million | 8.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.24 million | 8.04 million | 8.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.4167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 973,742 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 8.50 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.50 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release