Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 224,397 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Zimbabwe stood at 224,397 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 224,397 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 84,411 number, in 1970.
That places Zimbabwe 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 84,411 number | — |
| 1971 | 87,743 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 90,930 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 94,020 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 97,051 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 100,058 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 103,672 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 107,418 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 111,322 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 115,446 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 119,790 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 124,009 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 129,081 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 134,551 number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 139,885 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 144,611 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 149,194 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 154,990 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 156,456 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 157,562 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 158,992 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 162,040 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 165,469 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 168,672 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 170,959 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 171,533 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 171,928 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 170,525 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 167,986 number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 165,016 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 162,517 number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 161,797 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 161,575 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 161,711 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 162,019 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 162,252 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 163,431 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 165,159 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 167,398 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 170,076 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 173,075 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 177,209 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 182,445 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 188,274 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 194,207 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 199,642 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 205,326 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 211,637 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 217,618 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 222,260 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 224,397 number | +1.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 224,397 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 224,397 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99,207 number | 84,411 number | 115,446 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 141,013 number | 119,790 number | 157,562 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 167,312 number | 158,992 number | 171,928 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 163,794 number | 161,575 number | 170,076 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 197,169 number | 173,075 number | 222,260 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 224,397 number | 224,397 number | 224,397 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,055 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,698 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1767 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Zimbabwe was 224,397 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 224,397 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,411 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.