School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 2.46 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.46 million
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
66th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.46 million
in 2025
All-time low
707,795
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe stood at 2.46 million. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.46 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 707,795, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 707,795 | — |
| 1971 | 723,685 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 740,137 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 757,720 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 776,730 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 797,961 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 817,261 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 836,956 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 841,898 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 823,973 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 835,713 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 980,803 | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 1.03 million | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 1.08 million | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 1.13 million | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.17 million | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.21 million | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 1.30 million | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 1.35 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.40 million | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.46 million | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.53 million | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 1.59 million | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 1.65 million | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.70 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.77 million | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 1.85 million | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.94 million | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 2.01 million | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 2.08 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.11 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.06 million | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.00 million | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.94 million | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.88 million | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.81 million | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.76 million | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.75 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.74 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.73 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.73 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.78 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.83 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.88 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.94 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.01 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.07 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.11 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.15 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.17 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.20 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.30 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 2.37 million | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 2.46 million | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 782,412 | 707,795 | 841,898 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 million | 835,713 | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.76 million | 1.46 million | 2.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million | 1.73 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 million | 1.73 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 million | 2.17 million | 2.46 million | 6 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 2.46 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 707,795 in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 66th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release