Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 370,097 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 370,097 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zimbabwe peaked at 370,097 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 128,088 number, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 128,088 number | — |
| 1971 | 131,870 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 136,344 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 141,892 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 148,111 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 154,226 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 160,189 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 166,005 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 171,531 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 177,275 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 183,954 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 190,154 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 197,181 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 204,999 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 213,289 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 221,384 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 229,885 number | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 249,518 number | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 260,651 number | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 271,117 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 281,653 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 290,396 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 296,026 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 299,455 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 302,704 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 304,604 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 308,351 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 314,056 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 320,514 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 326,066 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 331,829 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 332,720 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 330,050 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 325,401 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 322,291 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 320,119 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 314,779 number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 311,711 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 310,788 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 311,594 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 314,280 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 314,332 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 315,421 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 317,450 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 321,155 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 325,775 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 330,955 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 339,846 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 350,684 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 361,149 number | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 370,097 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 151,553 number | 128,088 number | 177,275 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 222,213 number | 183,954 number | 271,117 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 304,382 number | 281,653 number | 326,066 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 321,128 number | 310,788 number | 332,720 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 329,105 number | 314,280 number | 361,149 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 370,097 number | 370,097 number | 370,097 number | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zimbabwe?
- Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Zimbabwe was 370,097 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 370,097 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,088 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- Zimbabwe ranks 62nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.