Zambia vs Zimbabwe: School age population, secondary education, female

Zambia
1.09 million number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1.03 million number
in 2020
Zambia rank
61st
Zimbabwe rank
64th

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.09 million number against 1.03 million number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 58,960 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 266,679 number 411,207 number 144,528 number Zimbabwe
1980s 382,166 number 604,678 number 222,512 number Zimbabwe
1990s 528,515 number 853,838 number 325,323 number Zimbabwe
2000s 679,602 number 949,939 number 270,336 number Zimbabwe
2010s 913,196 number 946,499 number 33,303 number Zimbabwe
2020s 1.09 million number 1.03 million number 58,960 number Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
Zambia, at 1.09 million number against 1.03 million number in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
58,960 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, female?
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, female (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, female (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

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