School age population, secondary education, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.03 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Zimbabwe is 1.03 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 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.03 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 347,223 number, in 1970.
That places Zimbabwe 64th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 347,223 number | — |
| 1971 | 362,786 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 376,142 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 388,534 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 401,626 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 416,121 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 430,263 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 445,828 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 462,709 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 480,836 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 500,335 number | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 519,210 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 539,253 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 560,269 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 581,956 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 603,975 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 628,348 number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 677,711 number | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 704,297 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 731,423 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 759,414 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 786,565 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 813,655 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 838,101 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 858,413 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 873,646 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 885,676 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 895,934 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 906,967 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 920,013 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 935,207 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 944,696 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 954,682 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 962,488 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 967,378 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 969,106 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 956,958 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 944,441 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 934,727 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 929,707 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 929,360 number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 922,212 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 920,991 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 924,435 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 931,664 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 941,979 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 947,716 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 960,754 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 980,601 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 million number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 411,207 number | 347,223 number | 480,836 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 604,678 number | 500,335 number | 731,423 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 853,838 number | 759,414 number | 920,013 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 949,939 number | 929,707 number | 969,106 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 946,499 number | 920,991 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.03 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, secondary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Zimbabwe was 1.03 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 347,223 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 64th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.