Enrolment in secondary education, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 474,658 number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in Zimbabwe is 474,658 number, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 474,658 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19,622 number, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,622 number | — |
| 1971 | 21,232 number | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 23,215 number | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 25,230 number | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 26,553 number | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 29,052 number | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 30,463 number | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 32,260 number | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 32,502 number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 31,574 number | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 62,661 number | +98.5% |
| 1982 | 93,761 number | +49.6% |
| 1983 | 129,038 number | +37.6% |
| 1984 | 168,431 number | +30.5% |
| 1985 | 195,076 number | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 216,718 number | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 250,195 number | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 267,775 number | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 283,520 number | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 308,677 number | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 312,665 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 289,274 number | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 283,971 number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 297,488 number | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 324,319 number | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 346,944 number | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 391,813 number | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 395,202 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 407,223 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 388,783 number | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 360,311 number | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 461,917 number | +28.2% |
| 2013 | 474,658 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,170 number | 19,622 number | 32,502 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 185,242 number | 62,661 number | 283,520 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 319,394 number | 283,971 number | 391,813 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 387,880 number | 360,311 number | 407,223 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 468,288 number | 461,917 number | 474,658 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Zimbabwe was 474,658 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 474,658 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,622 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 68th out of 203 countries with data for 2013.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.