Population of compulsory school age, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Population of compulsory school age, female was 1.56 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Zimbabwe, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1.56 million for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.58 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.07 million, in 2003.
Zimbabwe ranks 67th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.16 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.13 million | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.09 million | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.07 million | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.08 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.12 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.24 million | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.30 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.33 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.35 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.36 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.45 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.49 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.53 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.55 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.57 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.58 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.57 million | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.56 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 million | 1.13 million | 1.16 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million | 1.07 million | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.27 million | 1.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 million | 1.53 million | 1.58 million | 6 |
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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 population of compulsory school age, female in Zimbabwe?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Zimbabwe was 1.56 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release