School age population, tertiary education, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, tertiary education, female was 707,938 number in 2015. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1970β2015
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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.