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

Zambia
1.28 million number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1.33 million number
in 2020
Zambia rank
54th
Zimbabwe rank
51st

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.33 million number against 1.28 million number in Zambia, a difference of 56,250 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Zambia ranks 54th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 205 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Zambia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 199,745 number 525,606 number 325,861 number Zimbabwe
1980s 373,005 number 777,816 number 404,810 number Zimbabwe
1990s 616,322 number 1.11 million number 492,237 number Zimbabwe
2000s 785,843 number 1.23 million number 445,983 number Zimbabwe
2010s 1.05 million number 1.16 million number 107,992 number Zimbabwe
2020s 1.28 million number 1.33 million number 56,250 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1.33 million number against 1.28 million number in Zambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
56,250 number, with Zimbabwe 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, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Zambia ranks 54th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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