School age population, early childhood education, female in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: School age population, early childhood education, female was 452,841 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
452,841 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
77th
of 199 countries
All-time high
452,841 number
in 2019
All-time low
324,980 number
in 2000
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Zimbabwe, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1998200820191998: 332.1k number1999: 326.9k number2000: 325.0k number2001: 325.3k number2002: 326.5k number2003: 328.3k number2004: 330.0k number2005: 331.0k number2006: 335.3k number2007: 340.6k number2008: 346.7k number2009: 353.6k number2010: 360.9k number2011: 371.8k number2012: 384.1k number2013: 396.8k number2014: 408.6k number2015: 417.9k number2016: 429.5k number2017: 440.7k number2018: 449.3k number2019: 452.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Zimbabwe is 452,841 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 452,841 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 324,980 number, in 2000.

That places Zimbabwe 77th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 329,536 number 326,927 number 332,146 number 2
2000s 334,232 number 324,980 number 353,590 number 10
2010s 411,261 number 360,946 number 452,841 number 10

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  1. 74 Algeria 467,603 number compare
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  3. 76 Kyrgyz Republic 461,585 number compare
  4. 78 Papua New Guinea 410,162 number compare
  5. 79 El Salvador 393,791 number compare
  6. 80 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 389,499 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Zimbabwe?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Zimbabwe was 452,841 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 452,841 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 324,980 number in 2000.
How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Zimbabwe ranks 77th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/