School age population, upper secondary education, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 664,650 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Zimbabwe is 664,650 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 664,650 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 221,179 number, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 52nd of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 221,179 number | — |
| 1971 | 232,640 number | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 241,827 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 249,491 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 257,089 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 265,755 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 273,927 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 283,454 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 294,605 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 307,233 number | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 320,967 number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 334,043 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 347,657 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 361,657 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 375,871 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 390,295 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 406,603 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 438,557 number | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 454,643 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 471,103 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 488,348 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 505,406 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 524,799 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 544,324 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 561,130 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 573,779 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 580,398 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 584,556 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 588,808 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 595,141 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 603,468 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 602,826 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 605,871 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 610,996 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 615,920 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 619,584 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 608,678 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 598,182 number | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 590,949 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 588,237 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 589,483 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 584,124 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 584,024 number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 588,530 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 596,298 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 605,979 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 609,221 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 616,170 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 304,874 number | -50.5% |
| 2019 | 644,589 number | +111.4% |
| 2020 | 664,650 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 262,720 number | 221,179 number | 307,233 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 390,140 number | 320,967 number | 471,103 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 554,669 number | 488,348 number | 595,141 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 604,471 number | 588,237 number | 619,584 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 572,329 number | 304,874 number | 644,589 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 664,650 number | 664,650 number | 664,650 number | 1 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Zimbabwe was 664,650 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 664,650 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 221,179 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 52nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.