School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 364,781 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 364,781 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 670,810 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 126,026 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, female (number) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 126,026 number | — |
| 1971 | 129,652 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 133,722 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 138,657 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 144,472 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 150,563 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 156,348 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 162,206 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 167,908 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 173,656 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 179,988 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 186,071 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 192,877 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 200,369 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 208,353 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 216,399 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 224,920 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 243,028 number | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 253,688 number | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 264,325 number | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 274,772 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 284,415 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 291,654 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 296,164 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 299,344 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 301,663 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 304,886 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 309,508 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 315,507 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 321,576 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 327,466 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 330,826 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 331,383 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 328,939 number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 325,772 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 323,172 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 318,043 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 314,484 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 312,868 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 312,893 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 314,305 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 313,700 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 314,663 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 316,710 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 319,929 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 324,185 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 328,217 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 335,554 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 670,810 number | +99.9% |
| 2019 | 355,439 number | -47.0% |
| 2020 | 364,781 number | +2.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 364,781 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 364,781 number, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 364,781 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 449,916 number, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +99.9% | 335,554 number | 670,810 number |
| 2019 | -47.0% | 670,810 number | 355,439 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 148,321 number | 126,026 number | 173,656 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 217,002 number | 179,988 number | 264,325 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 299,949 number | 274,772 number | 321,576 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 322,585 number | 312,868 number | 331,383 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 359,351 number | 313,700 number | 670,810 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 364,781 number | 364,781 number | 364,781 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.38 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.48 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Zimbabwe was 364,781 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 670,810 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,026 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 77th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.