School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 1.10 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Zimbabwe, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1.10 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.10 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 541,734, in 2013.
Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 606,831 | — |
| 1999 | 648,237 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 675,133 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 680,055 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 687,393 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 688,722 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 680,341 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 626,037 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 571,729 | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 567,403 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 563,494 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 564,292 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 567,910 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 559,899 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 548,435 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 541,734 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 545,974 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 819,448 | +50.1% |
| 2016 | 855,737 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 901,573 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 945,363 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 982,523 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.01 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.06 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.10 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 627,534 | 606,831 | 648,237 | 2 |
| 2000s | 630,460 | 563,494 | 688,722 | 10 |
| 2010s | 726,860 | 541,734 | 982,523 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 million | 1.01 million | 1.10 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8897 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,969 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,517 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 55,393 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Zimbabwe was 1.10 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 541,734 in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Zimbabwe ranks 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release