School age population, primary education, male in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: School age population, primary education, male was 1.48 million number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
1.48 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
51st
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.48 million number
in 2020
All-time low
526,154 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, male in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Zimbabwe stood at 1.48 million number. 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 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.48 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 526,154 number, in 1970.

Zimbabwe ranks 51st 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 624,876 number 526,154 number 727,429 number 10
1980s 906,447 number 755,712 number 1.06 million number 10
1990s 1.14 million number 1.08 million number 1.19 million number 10
2000s 1.14 million number 1.12 million number 1.17 million number 10
2010s 1.27 million number 1.15 million number 1.44 million number 10
2020s 1.48 million number 1.48 million number 1.48 million number 1

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 48 Germany 1.54 million number compare
  2. 49 Malaysia 1.53 million number compare
  3. 50 Spain 1.50 million number compare
  4. 52 Italy 1.42 million number compare
  5. 53 Chad 1.42 million number compare
  6. 54 Korea 1.40 million number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in Zimbabwe?
School age population, primary education, male in Zimbabwe was 1.48 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 526,154 number in 1970.
How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, primary education, male?
Zimbabwe ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.