Enrolment in primary education, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Enrolment in primary education, female was 1.32 million number in 2013. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2013, enrolment in primary education, female in Zimbabwe stood at 1.32 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.32 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 314,755 number, in 1971.
Zimbabwe ranks 52nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 330,924 number | — |
| 1971 | 314,755 number | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 341,450 number | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 357,629 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 379,795 number | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 395,114 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 406,228 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 413,963 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 385,458 number | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 386,942 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 822,164 number | +112.5% |
| 1982 | 915,373 number | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 984,175 number | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 1.03 million number | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.07 million number | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 1.10 million number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.09 million number | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.11 million number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.05 million number | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.12 million number | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 1.14 million number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.22 million number | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.23 million number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.22 million number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.21 million number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.21 million number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.18 million number | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.17 million number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million number | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 371,226 number | 314,755 number | 413,963 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million number | 822,164 number | 1.11 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.17 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.23 million number | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.20 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.25 million number | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million number | 1.32 million number | 1.32 million number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Zimbabwe was 1.32 million number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 314,755 number in 1971.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 52nd out of 203 countries with data for 2013.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.