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Zimbabwean Youth Stats

Ketcham, J. (2001). Zimbabwean Youth Statistics. S. Hamilton, MA: Center for Youth Studies.

OVERVIEW

DEMOGRAPHICS

Total population: 11, 365,366 (Ranked 66th in the world by the US Census Bureau).

Population density: 75 per square mile.

Children 0-14: 38.7%—4,395,811.

Teenage 10-19: 28.6%—3,251,667.

Youth between 15-24: 25.2%—2,865,131.

Seniors Over 70: 2.2%—252,907.

Male to female ratio: 102.5/100.

Birth rate: 25/1000.

Life expectancy at birth: 38.43 for males and 38.7 for females.

Infant mortality rate: 60.68/1000 births.

Rate of the HIV/AIDS epidemic: Approximately 1/4th of the adult population.


EDUCATION LANDSCAPE

Pre-primary

Beginning age, 5

Duration, 1 year

Primary

Beginning age, 6

Duration, 7 years

Secondary

Beginning age, 13

Duration, 6 years


SOURCES

UNESCO Statistics Division.

US Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook.

Freedom House.

Jonathan Ketcham cCYS

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