School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 707,938 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
707,938 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
66th
of 203 countries
All-time high
744,804 number
in 2010
All-time low
192,263 number
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2015
School age population, tertiary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2015, school age population, tertiary education, female in Zimbabwe stood at 707,938 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 744,804 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 192,263 number, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 192,263 number | — |
| 1971 | 204,425 number | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 221,493 number | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 241,273 number | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 260,232 number | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 276,179 number | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 287,840 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 296,730 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 304,333 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 313,096 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 324,582 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 339,399 number | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 356,602 number | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 375,281 number | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 393,954 number | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 411,680 number | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 429,596 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 462,469 number | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 479,184 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 496,232 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 513,359 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 525,428 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 539,044 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 554,735 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 572,386 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 591,851 number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 610,972 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 631,129 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 650,024 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 666,494 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 680,862 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 682,286 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 683,515 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 687,712 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 696,292 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 708,936 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 718,764 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 729,174 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 737,491 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 742,406 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 744,804 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 734,573 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 723,411 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 714,301 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 709,077 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 707,938 number | -0.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 707,938 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 707,938 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 259,786 number | 192,263 number | 313,096 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 406,898 number | 324,582 number | 496,232 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 585,542 number | 513,359 number | 666,494 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 706,744 number | 680,862 number | 742,406 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 722,351 number | 707,938 number | 744,804 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.38 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.48 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,055 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,698 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Zimbabwe was 707,938 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 744,804 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,263 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 66th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.