Primary education, pupils in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Primary education, pupils was 2.94 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Zimbabwe, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 2.94 million for primary education, pupils in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.95 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 696,130, in 1971.
That places Zimbabwe 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 810,778 | 696,130 | 890,460 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.02 million | 1.24 million | 2.26 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.40 million | 2.12 million | 2.51 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.44 million | 2.36 million | 2.53 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.69 million | 2.66 million | 2.79 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.92 million | 2.87 million | 2.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 primary education, pupils in Zimbabwe?
- Primary education, pupils in Zimbabwe was 2.94 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 696,130 in 1971.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for primary education, pupils?
- Zimbabwe ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.