School age population, primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): School age population, primary education, female was 99.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.97 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
32nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.97 million
in 2024
All-time low
25.21 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 99.97 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 99.97 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.21 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 32nd 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, primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.21 million | — |
| 1971 | 25.91 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 26.62 million | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 27.31 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 28.06 million | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 28.72 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 29.53 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 30.25 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 31.07 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 31.98 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 32.88 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 33.74 million | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 34.70 million | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 35.68 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 36.67 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 37.78 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 38.90 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 40.22 million | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 41.39 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 42.54 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 43.71 million | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 44.85 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 45.98 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 47.33 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 48.49 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 49.77 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 50.97 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 52.37 million | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 53.76 million | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 55.04 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 56.35 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 57.71 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 59.14 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 60.68 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 62.22 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 63.78 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 65.41 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 67.69 million | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 69.49 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 71.33 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 73.26 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 75.25 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 77.28 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 79.60 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 81.70 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 84.00 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 86.32 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 88.61 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 90.80 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 92.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 94.72 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 96.53 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 98.22 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 99.35 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 99.97 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.47 million | 25.21 million | 31.98 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.45 million | 32.88 million | 42.54 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.23 million | 43.71 million | 55.04 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.38 million | 56.35 million | 71.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.96 million | 73.26 million | 92.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.76 million | 94.72 million | 99.97 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, primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- School age population, primary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 99.97 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.97 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.21 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release