School age population, upper secondary education, female in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 667,629 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
667,629 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
49th
of 205 countries
All-time high
667,629 number
in 2020
All-time low
221,197 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k700.0k197019952020

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 in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Zimbabwe, 1970 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 46 Niger 709,436 number compare
  2. 47 Republic of Korea 700,755 number compare
  3. 48 Sri Lanka 679,759 number compare
  4. 50 Saudi Arabia 662,225 number compare
  5. 51 Burkina Faso 655,960 number compare
  6. 52 Spain 644,352 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.