School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 909,487 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 909,487 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.06 million number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 342,290 number, in 1997.
That places Zimbabwe 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 360,825 number | — |
| 1971 | 374,344 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 387,579 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 400,635 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 413,661 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 427,012 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 443,253 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 459,676 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 476,407 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 493,740 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 511,622 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 530,400 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 551,536 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 573,068 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 592,482 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 607,103 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 620,473 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 961,602 number | +55.0% |
| 1988 | 968,235 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 985,530 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 998,167 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.02 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.04 million number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.06 million number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.05 million number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.04 million number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 342,290 number | -66.9% |
| 1998 | 669,841 number | +95.7% |
| 1999 | 659,000 number | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 654,338 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 655,106 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 657,434 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 660,686 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 663,911 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 665,870 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 672,994 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 682,545 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 694,197 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 707,633 number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 722,422 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 744,765 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 770,388 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 796,763 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 820,983 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 839,699 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 862,562 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 884,851 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 902,327 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 909,487 number | +0.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 909,487 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 754,949 number, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 909,487 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +95.7% | 342,290 number | 669,841 number |
| 1997 | -66.9% | 1.03 million number | 342,290 number |
| 1987 | +55.0% | 620,473 number | 961,602 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 423,713 number | 360,825 number | 493,740 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 690,205 number | 511,622 number | 985,530 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 892,424 number | 342,290 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 671,471 number | 654,338 number | 707,633 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 825,425 number | 722,422 number | 909,487 number | 10 |
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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 909,487 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million number in 1993.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 342,290 number in 1997.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.