School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 15.81 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
15.81 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
15.81 million number
in 2019
All-time low
4.65 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 15.81 million number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 15.81 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.65 million number, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.65 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.75 million number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 4.89 million number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 5.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 5.15 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 5.27 million number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 5.40 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 5.57 million number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 5.75 million number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 5.92 million number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 6.08 million number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 6.24 million number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 6.43 million number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 6.62 million number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 6.81 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 6.99 million number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 7.16 million number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 7.39 million number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 7.60 million number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 7.81 million number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 7.99 million number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 8.17 million number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 8.38 million number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 8.58 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 8.76 million number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 8.92 million number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 9.07 million number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 9.27 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 9.48 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 9.67 million number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 9.88 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 10.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.38 million number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 10.68 million number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 10.98 million number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 11.26 million number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.54 million number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 11.88 million number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 12.22 million number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 12.55 million number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 12.88 million number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.20 million number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.56 million number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 13.92 million number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 14.26 million number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 14.58 million number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 14.89 million number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 15.21 million number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 15.53 million number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 15.81 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.24 million number | 4.65 million number | 5.92 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.91 million number | 6.08 million number | 7.81 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.83 million number | 7.99 million number | 9.67 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.15 million number | 9.88 million number | 12.55 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.38 million number | 12.88 million number | 15.81 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 8 Brazil 1.47 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.42 million number compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.41 million number compare
- 11 Egypt 1.25 million number compare
- 12 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
- 13 Mexico 1.10 million number compare
- 14 Russian Federation 913,803 number compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9955 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Sub-Saharan Africa was 15.81 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.81 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 million number in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/