School age population, secondary education, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, secondary education, male was 1.03 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Zimbabwe stood at 1.03 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.03 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 347,312 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, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 347,312 number | — |
| 1971 | 362,508 number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 375,939 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 388,694 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 402,190 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 416,989 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 430,942 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 446,372 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 463,305 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 481,831 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 502,156 number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 521,389 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 541,981 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 563,669 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 586,038 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 608,637 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 633,656 number | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 684,040 number | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 710,863 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 737,923 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 765,435 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 792,162 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 818,767 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 842,716 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 862,595 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 877,469 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 886,880 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 895,534 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 905,666 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 917,792 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 931,571 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 931,790 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 933,114 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 934,050 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 935,113 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 936,870 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 919,824 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 905,675 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 897,237 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 895,486 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 899,795 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 894,734 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 896,111 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 902,583 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 913,496 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 927,733 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 935,093 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 950,172 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 972,751 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.00 million number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 411,608 number | 347,312 number | 481,831 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 609,035 number | 502,156 number | 737,923 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 856,502 number | 765,435 number | 917,792 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 922,073 number | 895,486 number | 936,870 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 929,306 number | 894,734 number | 1.00 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Zimbabwe was 1.03 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 347,312 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 64th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.