School age population, pre-primary education, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 456,646 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Zimbabwe, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 456,646 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 533,476 number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 172,496 number, in 1997.
Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 181,241 number | — |
| 1971 | 188,101 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 194,821 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 201,436 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 207,991 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 214,648 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 222,862 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 231,116 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 239,499 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 248,199 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 257,215 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 266,619 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 277,265 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 288,142 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 297,948 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 305,310 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 312,187 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 484,421 number | +55.2% |
| 1988 | 487,916 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 496,618 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 502,839 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 514,945 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 525,917 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 533,476 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 530,796 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 526,179 number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 521,720 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 172,496 number | -66.9% |
| 1998 | 337,695 number | +95.8% |
| 1999 | 332,073 number | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 329,358 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 329,780 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 330,890 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 332,402 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 333,919 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 334,843 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 337,702 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 341,975 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 347,481 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 354,043 number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 361,476 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 372,976 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 386,256 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 399,923 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 412,376 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 421,751 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 433,049 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 444,189 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 452,997 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 456,646 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 212,991 number | 181,241 number | 248,199 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 347,364 number | 257,215 number | 496,618 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 449,814 number | 172,496 number | 533,476 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 337,239 number | 329,358 number | 354,043 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 414,164 number | 361,476 number | 456,646 number | 10 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Zimbabwe was 456,646 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 533,476 number in 1993.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 172,496 number in 1997.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.