School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 1.47 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.47 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
48th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.47 million number
in 2020
All-time low
523,242 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Zimbabwe is 1.47 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.47 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 523,242 number, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 523,242 number | — |
| 1971 | 544,190 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 566,109 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 588,030 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 609,244 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 629,545 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 650,922 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 672,727 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 695,793 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 721,015 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 748,562 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 774,344 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 803,932 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 836,586 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 870,697 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 904,872 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 942,314 number | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 million number | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 1.03 million number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.05 million number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.06 million number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.10 million number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.12 million number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.13 million number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.15 million number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.16 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.17 million number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.18 million number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.17 million number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.16 million number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.15 million number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.13 million number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.12 million number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.12 million number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.13 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.14 million number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.24 million number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.39 million number | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.43 million number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million number | +2.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.47 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.47 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 620,082 number | 523,242 number | 721,015 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 897,122 number | 748,562 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million number | 1.15 million number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.47 million number | 1 |
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, primary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, primary education, female in Zimbabwe was 1.47 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 523,242 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.