School age population, tertiary education, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, tertiary education, female was 856,057 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Zimbabwe is 856,057, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 856,057 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 204,401, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 272,461 | 204,401 | 324,286 | 10 |
| 1980s | 392,784 | 335,920 | 469,460 | 10 |
| 1990s | 605,320 | 492,802 | 745,079 | 10 |
| 2000s | 812,379 | 759,308 | 854,595 | 10 |
| 2010s | 677,209 | 645,979 | 725,945 | 10 |
| 2020s | 798,147 | 725,267 | 856,057 | 6 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Zimbabwe was 856,057 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 856,057 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,401 in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release