School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 12.74 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.74 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.74 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.79 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 12.74 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 12.74 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.79 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.79 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.89 million | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 2.98 million | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 3.09 million | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 3.19 million | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 3.32 million | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 3.42 million | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 3.54 million | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 3.65 million | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 3.78 million | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 3.90 million | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 4.02 million | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 4.05 million | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 4.20 million | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 4.56 million | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 4.80 million | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 4.95 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 5.09 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 5.26 million | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 5.43 million | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 5.58 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 5.74 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 5.90 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 6.13 million | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 6.25 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 6.64 million | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 6.86 million | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 7.33 million | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 7.13 million | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 7.12 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 7.38 million | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 7.63 million | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 7.86 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 8.03 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.17 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.29 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8.54 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 8.71 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 8.88 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 9.09 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 9.29 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.51 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 9.73 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 9.96 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.84 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.08 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 10.32 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 10.59 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 10.82 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 11.08 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 11.77 million | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 12.15 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 12.57 million | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 12.74 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.26 million | 2.79 million | 3.78 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.62 million | 3.90 million | 5.43 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.47 million | 5.58 million | 7.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.19 million | 7.38 million | 8.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.92 million | 9.09 million | 10.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.06 million | 11.08 million | 12.74 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- 129 Gabon 74,479 compare
- 130 Guinea-Bissau 74,119 compare
- 131 Georgia 73,835 compare
- 132 Costa Rica 73,157 compare
- 133 Ireland 70,005 compare
- 134 Uruguay 69,291 compare
- 135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62,093 compare
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 12.74 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.74 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release