Spain vs Zimbabwe: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Spain
2.91 million number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
2.95 million number
in 2020
Spain rank
51st
Zimbabwe rank
50th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Spain
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2.95 million number against 2.91 million number in Spain, a difference of 40,630 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 51st and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 3.25 million number 1.24 million number 2.01 million number Spain
1980s 3.24 million number 1.80 million number 1.44 million number Spain
1990s 2.53 million number 2.28 million number 254,666 number Spain
2000s 2.44 million number 2.27 million number 171,218 number Spain
2010s 2.81 million number 2.55 million number 259,830 number Spain
2020s 2.91 million number 2.95 million number 40,630 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Spain or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 2.95 million number against 2.91 million number in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Spain and Zimbabwe?
40,630 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Spain and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Spain ranks 51st and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.