School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) was 365,884 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Zimbabwe is 365,884 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 667,877 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 126,133 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, male (number) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 126,133 number | — |
| 1971 | 129,868 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 134,112 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 139,203 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 145,101 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 151,234 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 157,015 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 162,918 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 168,700 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 174,598 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 181,189 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 187,346 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 194,324 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 202,012 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 210,167 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 218,342 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 227,053 number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 245,483 number | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 256,220 number | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 266,820 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 277,087 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 286,756 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 293,968 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 298,392 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 301,465 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 303,690 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 306,482 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 310,978 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 316,858 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 322,651 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 328,103 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 328,964 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 327,243 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 323,054 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 319,193 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 317,286 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 311,146 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 307,493 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 306,288 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 307,249 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 310,312 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 310,610 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 312,087 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 314,053 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 317,198 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 321,754 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 325,872 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 334,002 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 667,877 number | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 355,998 number | -46.7% |
| 2020 | 365,884 number | +2.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 365,884 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 365,884 number, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 365,884 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 450,520 number, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, male (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 | +100.0% | 334,002 number | 667,877 number |
| 2019 | -46.7% | 667,877 number | 355,998 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 148,888 number | 126,133 number | 174,598 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 218,896 number | 181,189 number | 266,820 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 301,833 number | 277,087 number | 322,651 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 317,602 number | 306,288 number | 328,964 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 356,976 number | 310,312 number | 667,877 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 365,884 number | 365,884 number | 365,884 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, male in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Zimbabwe was 365,884 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 667,877 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,133 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 77th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.