School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 667,629 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Zimbabwe stood at 667,629 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 667,629 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 221,197 number, in 1970.
That places Zimbabwe 49th 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, female (number) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 221,197 number | — |
| 1971 | 233,134 number | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 242,420 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 249,877 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 257,154 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 265,558 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 273,915 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 283,622 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 294,801 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 307,180 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 320,347 number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 333,139 number | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 346,376 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 359,900 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 373,603 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 387,576 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 403,428 number | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 434,683 number | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 450,609 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 467,098 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 484,642 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 502,150 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 522,001 number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 541,937 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 559,069 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 571,983 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 580,790 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 586,426 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 591,460 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 598,437 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 607,741 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 613,870 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 623,299 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 633,549 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 641,606 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 645,934 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 638,915 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 629,957 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 621,859 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 616,814 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 615,055 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 608,512 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 606,328 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 607,725 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 611,735 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 617,794 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 619,499 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 625,200 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 309,791 number | -50.4% |
| 2019 | 649,838 number | +109.8% |
| 2020 | 667,629 number | +2.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 667,629 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372,258 number, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 667,629 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (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 | +109.8% | 309,791 number | 649,838 number |
| 2018 | -50.4% | 625,200 number | 309,791 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 262,886 number | 221,197 number | 307,180 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 387,676 number | 320,347 number | 467,098 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 553,890 number | 484,642 number | 598,437 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 627,354 number | 607,741 number | 645,934 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 587,148 number | 309,791 number | 649,838 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 667,629 number | 667,629 number | 667,629 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 46 Niger 709,436 number compare
- 47 South Korea 700,755 number compare
- 48 Sri Lanka 679,759 number compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 662,225 number compare
- 51 Burkina Faso 655,960 number compare
- 52 Spain 644,352 number compare
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, female in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Zimbabwe was 667,629 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 667,629 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 221,197 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 49th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, upper secondary 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.