School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.33 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe is 1.33 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.33 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 442,376 number, in 1970.
That places Zimbabwe 51st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 442,376 number | — |
| 1971 | 465,774 number | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 484,247 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 499,368 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 514,243 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 531,313 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 547,842 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 567,076 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 589,406 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 614,413 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 641,314 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 667,182 number | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 694,033 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 721,557 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 749,474 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 777,871 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 810,031 number | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 873,240 number | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 905,252 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 938,201 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 972,990 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.01 million number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.05 million number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 1.09 million number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.15 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.16 million number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.17 million number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.18 million number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.19 million number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.21 million number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.23 million number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.24 million number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.26 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.27 million number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.25 million number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.21 million number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 614,665 number | -50.5% |
| 2019 | 1.29 million number | +110.6% |
| 2020 | 1.33 million number | +2.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.33 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 753,852 number, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.33 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 872,626 number, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +110.6% | 614,665 number | 1.29 million number |
| 2018 | -50.5% | 1.24 million number | 614,665 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 525,606 number | 442,376 number | 614,413 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 777,816 number | 641,314 number | 938,201 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 million number | 972,990 number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million number | 614,665 number | 1.29 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.33 million number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 1.33 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 442,376 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 51st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.