Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 226,168 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Zimbabwe is 226,168 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 226,168 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85,063 number, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 59th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 85,063 number | — |
| 1971 | 88,489 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 91,774 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 94,948 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 98,028 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 101,026 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 104,731 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 108,522 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 112,450 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 116,614 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 121,034 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 125,257 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 130,396 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 135,965 number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 141,392 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 146,173 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 150,923 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 157,008 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 158,568 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 159,688 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 161,040 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 164,312 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 167,876 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 171,123 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 173,376 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 173,836 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 174,359 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 173,035 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 170,463 number | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 167,267 number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 164,329 number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 163,490 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 163,129 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 163,167 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 163,491 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 163,886 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 164,515 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 165,835 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 167,793 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 170,237 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 173,044 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 177,236 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 182,772 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 189,030 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 195,432 number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 201,228 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 206,854 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 213,216 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 219,298 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 224,019 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 226,168 number | +1.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 226,168 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 226,168 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100,164 number | 85,063 number | 116,614 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 142,640 number | 121,034 number | 159,688 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 169,669 number | 161,040 number | 174,359 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 164,987 number | 163,129 number | 170,237 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 198,213 number | 173,044 number | 224,019 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 226,168 number | 226,168 number | 226,168 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, male in Zimbabwe?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Zimbabwe was 226,168 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 226,168 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,063 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.