School age population, primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 2.95 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.95 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
50th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.95 million number
in 2020
All-time low
1.05 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 2.95 million number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.95 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million number, in 1970.
That places Zimbabwe 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.05 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.09 million number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 1.14 million number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 1.18 million number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 1.22 million number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 1.26 million number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.31 million number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.35 million number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 1.40 million number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.45 million number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 1.50 million number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.56 million number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.62 million number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.68 million number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 1.75 million number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.82 million number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.89 million number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 2.03 million number | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 2.08 million number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 2.11 million number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.14 million number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 2.17 million number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.21 million number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.24 million number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.28 million number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.31 million number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 2.34 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.36 million number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.36 million number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.35 million number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.32 million number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 2.30 million number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.28 million number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.26 million number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.26 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.25 million number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.24 million number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.25 million number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.26 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.28 million number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.31 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.33 million number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.37 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.42 million number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.49 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.56 million number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.63 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.71 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.79 million number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.87 million number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.95 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.80 million number | 1.50 million number | 2.11 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 million number | 2.14 million number | 2.36 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 million number | 2.24 million number | 2.32 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 million number | 2.31 million number | 2.87 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 million number | 2.95 million number | 2.95 million number | 1 |
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, primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 2.95 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.