School age population, early childhood education, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, early childhood education, male was 451,999 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
451,999
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
80th
of 207 countries
All-time high
475,232
in 2018
All-time low
312,918
in 2000
Years of data
28
1998–2025
School age population, early childhood education, male in Zimbabwe, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 451,999 for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 475,232 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 312,918, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 80th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 318,429 | — |
| 1999 | 313,519 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 312,918 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 318,244 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 331,384 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 347,690 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 365,174 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 378,222 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 386,260 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 393,155 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 398,389 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 401,474 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 401,050 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 399,679 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 404,537 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 416,691 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 434,250 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 451,213 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 464,216 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 473,323 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 475,232 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 469,004 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 457,880 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 448,512 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 442,823 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 442,057 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 445,921 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 451,999 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 315,974 | 313,519 | 318,429 | 2 |
| 2000s | 363,291 | 312,918 | 401,474 | 10 |
| 2010s | 438,920 | 399,679 | 475,232 | 10 |
| 2020s | 448,199 | 442,057 | 457,880 | 6 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1767 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Zimbabwe was 451,999 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 475,232 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 312,918 in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 80th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release