What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Netherlands and Zimbabwe?

174,350 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Zimbabwe?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs Zimbabwe: Population of compulsory school age, male

Netherlands

1.27 million number

in 2020

Zimbabwe

1.44 million number

in 2019

Netherlands rank

68th

Zimbabwe rank

67th

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

Netherlands
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.44 million number against 1.27 million number in Netherlands, a difference of 174,350 number.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 68th and Zimbabwe ranks 67th of 186 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.26 million number	1.19 million number	76,445 number	Netherlands
2000s	1.32 million number	1.14 million number	180,340 number	Netherlands
2010s	1.32 million number	1.27 million number	41,429 number	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, Netherlands or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 1.44 million number against 1.27 million number in Netherlands as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Netherlands and Zimbabwe?: 174,350 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Zimbabwe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Netherlands and Zimbabwe rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: Netherlands ranks 68th and Zimbabwe ranks 67th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.