Population, age 16, total in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Population, age 16, total was 329,042 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Zimbabwe, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 16, total in Zimbabwe is 329,042, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Zimbabwe peaked at 346,654 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 238,523, in 1990.
Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 281,869 | 238,523 | 322,916 | 10 |
| 2000s | 341,920 | 329,545 | 346,654 | 10 |
| 2010s | 337,647 | 329,042 | 343,774 | 5 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 90,330 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.67 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Zimbabwe?
- Population, age 16, total in Zimbabwe was 329,042 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 346,654 in 2007.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 238,523 in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for population, age 16, total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.