SDG: Least Developed Countries vs Zimbabwe: School age population, primary education, female

SDG: Least Developed Countries
83.75 million
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.56 million
in 2025
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
53rd
Zimbabwe rank
51st

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • SDG: Least Developed Countries
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

SDG: Least Developed Countries currently reports 83.75 million against 1.56 million in Zimbabwe, a difference of 82.20 million.

That makes SDG: Least Developed Countries's figure about 53.8 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Least Developed Countries has been ahead every year.

SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 221 groups.

SDG: Least Developed Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Least Developed Countries Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 28.16 million 592,316 27.57 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
1980s 35.25 million 852,327 34.40 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
1990s 45.02 million 1.19 million 43.82 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
2000s 57.43 million 1.12 million 56.31 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
2010s 71.77 million 1.37 million 70.40 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
2020s 81.89 million 1.56 million 80.33 million SDG: Least Developed Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, SDG: Least Developed Countries or Zimbabwe?
SDG: Least Developed Countries, at 83.75 million against 1.56 million in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between SDG: Least Developed Countries and Zimbabwe?
82.20 million, with SDG: Least Developed Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Least Developed Countries and Zimbabwe?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do SDG: Least Developed Countries and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release