School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 230,159 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
230,159
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
58th
of 222 countries
All-time high
230,159
in 2025
All-time low
66,246
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zimbabwe is 230,159, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 230,159 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66,246, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66,246 | — |
| 1971 | 68,294 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 70,397 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 72,573 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 74,947 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 77,384 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 79,915 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 82,415 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 84,805 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 86,852 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 89,051 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 93,124 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 96,294 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 99,855 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 104,198 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 108,652 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 112,682 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 119,796 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 132,832 | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 140,182 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 146,513 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 151,094 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 153,906 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 172,314 | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 183,261 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 182,853 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 185,343 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 187,397 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 187,426 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 186,036 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 157,881 | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 154,977 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 153,335 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 152,596 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 153,155 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 153,938 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 148,766 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 147,999 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 147,776 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 153,964 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 161,267 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 169,710 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 178,106 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 182,557 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 185,593 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 187,220 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 189,733 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 190,119 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 189,133 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 188,476 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 193,703 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 201,152 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 212,233 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 219,553 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 226,816 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 230,159 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76,383 | 66,246 | 86,852 | 10 |
| 1980s | 109,667 | 89,051 | 140,182 | 10 |
| 1990s | 173,614 | 146,513 | 187,426 | 10 |
| 2000s | 152,439 | 147,776 | 157,881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 182,191 | 161,267 | 190,119 | 10 |
| 2020s | 213,936 | 193,703 | 230,159 | 6 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Zimbabwe was 230,159 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 230,159 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,246 in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 58th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release