School age population, pre-primary education, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 444,721 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 444,721 for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2025.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 500,210 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 158,697, in 1997.
That places Zimbabwe 69th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 196,100 | 170,858 | 225,743 | 10 |
| 1980s | 328,785 | 232,579 | 496,354 | 10 |
| 1990s | 420,504 | 158,697 | 500,210 | 10 |
| 2000s | 359,612 | 309,975 | 397,837 | 10 |
| 2010s | 434,809 | 396,145 | 470,741 | 10 |
| 2020s | 441,846 | 435,423 | 452,561 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Zimbabwe was 444,721 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 500,210 in 1991.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,697 in 1997.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 69th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release