School age population, primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School age population, primary education, male was 16.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.16 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
150th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.16 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.54 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 16.16 million for school age population, primary education, male 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 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 16.16 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.54 million, in 1970.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 150th 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, primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.54 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.67 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 4.79 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 4.94 million | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 5.09 million | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 5.13 million | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 5.29 million | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 5.46 million | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 5.62 million | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 5.77 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 5.95 million | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 6.19 million | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 6.34 million | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 6.48 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 6.64 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 6.82 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 7.03 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 7.41 million | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 7.63 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 7.87 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 8.13 million | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 8.41 million | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 8.71 million | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 9.07 million | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 9.24 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 9.50 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 9.66 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 10.06 million | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 10.35 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 10.43 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 10.46 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.51 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 10.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.71 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.81 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.91 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.56 million | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 11.70 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 11.89 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.06 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 12.27 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 12.53 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 12.85 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 13.18 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 13.55 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 13.98 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 14.39 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 14.77 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 15.12 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 15.44 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 15.69 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 15.87 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 16.07 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.16 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.13 million | 4.54 million | 5.77 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.84 million | 5.95 million | 7.87 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.36 million | 8.13 million | 10.43 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.97 million | 10.46 million | 11.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.47 million | 12.06 million | 15.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.84 million | 15.44 million | 16.16 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.02 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 17.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School age population, primary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 16.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.16 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.54 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release