School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 730,665 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
730,665 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
77th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.34 million number
in 2018
All-time low
252,159 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 730,665 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.34 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 252,159 number, in 1970.
That places Zimbabwe 77th out of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 252,159 number | — |
| 1971 | 259,520 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 267,834 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 277,860 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 289,573 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 301,797 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 313,363 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 325,124 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 336,608 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 348,254 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 361,177 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 373,417 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 387,201 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 402,381 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 418,520 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 434,741 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 451,973 number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 488,511 number | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 509,908 number | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 531,145 number | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 551,859 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 571,171 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 585,622 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 594,556 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 600,809 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 605,353 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 611,368 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 620,486 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 632,365 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 644,227 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 655,569 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 659,790 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 658,626 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 651,993 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 644,965 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 640,458 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 629,189 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 621,977 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 619,156 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 620,142 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 624,617 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 624,310 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 626,750 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 630,763 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 637,127 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 645,939 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 654,089 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 669,556 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.34 million number | +99.9% |
| 2019 | 711,437 number | -46.9% |
| 2020 | 730,665 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 297,209 number | 252,159 number | 348,254 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 435,897 number | 361,177 number | 531,145 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 601,782 number | 551,859 number | 644,227 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 640,186 number | 619,156 number | 659,790 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 716,328 number | 624,310 number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 730,665 number | 730,665 number | 730,665 number | 1 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 730,665 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 252,159 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 77th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.