School age population, pre-primary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 40.65 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
40.65 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
40.65 million number
in 2019
All-time low
12.36 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 40.65 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 40.65 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.36 million number, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th 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, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.36 million number | — |
| 1971 | 12.63 million number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 13.00 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 13.36 million number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 13.67 million number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 14.01 million number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 14.51 million number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 15.11 million number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 15.52 million number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 16.00 million number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 16.42 million number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 16.97 million number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 17.62 million number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 17.95 million number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 18.46 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 18.92 million number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 19.41 million number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 20.18 million number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 20.78 million number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 21.35 million number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 21.83 million number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 22.33 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 22.94 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 23.49 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 24.28 million number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 24.71 million number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 25.15 million number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 25.11 million number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 27.44 million number | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 24.26 million number | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 24.83 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 25.47 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 26.27 million number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 27.08 million number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 27.86 million number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 28.58 million number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 29.33 million number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 29.32 million number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.14 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 30.94 million number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 31.70 million number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 32.49 million number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 33.35 million number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 34.20 million number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 35.00 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 36.90 million number | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 38.14 million number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 38.60 million number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 39.95 million number | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 40.65 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.02 million number | 12.36 million number | 16.00 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.81 million number | 16.42 million number | 21.35 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.15 million number | 21.83 million number | 27.44 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.98 million number | 24.83 million number | 30.94 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.10 million number | 31.70 million number | 40.65 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 15 South Africa 2.37 million number compare
- 16 Uganda 2.24 million number compare
- 17 Kenya 2.12 million number compare
- 18 Türkiye 2.11 million number compare
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.74 million number compare
- 20 Mozambique 1.45 million number compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 1.38 million number compare
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, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 40.65 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.65 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.36 million number in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.