Zambia vs Zimbabwe: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Zambia
2.19 million number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
2.06 million number
in 2020
Zambia rank
61st
Zimbabwe rank
64th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.19 million number against 2.06 million number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 126,020 number.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Zambia ranks 61st and Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Zambia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 534,891 number 822,815 number 287,924 number Zimbabwe
1980s 768,644 number 1.21 million number 445,068 number Zimbabwe
1990s 1.06 million number 1.71 million number 647,502 number Zimbabwe
2000s 1.35 million number 1.87 million number 521,871 number Zimbabwe
2010s 1.82 million number 1.88 million number 54,876 number Zimbabwe
2020s 2.19 million number 2.06 million number 126,020 number Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
Zambia, at 2.19 million number against 2.06 million number in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
126,020 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Zambia ranks 61st and Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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