School age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): School age population, tertiary education, female was 9.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.28 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
166th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.28 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.36 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) stood at 9.28 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 9.28 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.36 million, in 1970.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 166th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.36 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.42 million | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 2.49 million | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 2.59 million | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 2.71 million | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 2.83 million | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 2.94 million | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 3.05 million | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 3.17 million | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 3.29 million | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 3.40 million | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 3.52 million | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 3.63 million | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 3.75 million | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 3.86 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 3.98 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 4.09 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 4.20 million | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 4.34 million | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 4.47 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 4.61 million | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 4.75 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 4.85 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.01 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 4.95 million | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 5.28 million | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 5.47 million | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 5.73 million | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 5.93 million | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 6.08 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6.22 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.37 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 6.55 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 6.74 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.96 million | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 7.19 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 7.39 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 7.50 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 7.59 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.65 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.69 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.73 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.79 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 7.88 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 7.96 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.05 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.17 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 8.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.35 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 8.53 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.71 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.88 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 9.06 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 9.20 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 9.28 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.78 million | 2.36 million | 3.29 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.92 million | 3.40 million | 4.47 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.27 million | 4.61 million | 6.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.02 million | 6.22 million | 7.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.04 million | 7.69 million | 8.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.03 million | 8.71 million | 9.28 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 9.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.28 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release