School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 225,004 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Zimbabwe, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 225,004 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Zimbabwe peaked at 225,557 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87,956 number, in 1970.
That places Zimbabwe 57th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 103,228 number | 87,956 number | 120,233 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 145,020 number | 124,648 number | 159,674 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 168,610 number | 161,768 number | 173,385 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,740 number | 162,130 number | 174,257 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 202,798 number | 177,702 number | 225,557 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 225,004 number | 225,004 number | 225,004 number | 1 |
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More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections lexical 0 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Zimbabwe?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Zimbabwe was 225,004 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 225,557 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 87,956 number in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
- Zimbabwe ranks 57th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/