Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education was 3.15 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2040. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education in Zimbabwe, 2000–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15 years or over.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Zimbabwe is 3.15 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over, measured in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Zimbabwe peaked at 23.29 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.15 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over, in 2040.
That places Zimbabwe 105th out of 165 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.98 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 19.46 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 23.29 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.06 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 11.18 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 19.25 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.44 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 5.42 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 10.44 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 10 |
| 2030s | 5.13 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 5.13 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 5.13 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 1 |
| 2040s | 3.15 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 3.15 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 3.15 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 102 Thailand 3.48 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 103 Philippines 3.45 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 104 Indonesia 3.45 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 106 Israel 2.88 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 107 Spain 2.66 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
- 108 Barbados 2.6 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Zimbabwe?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education in Zimbabwe was 3.15 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.29 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2000.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over in 2040.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education?
- Zimbabwe ranks 105th out of 165 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 38 - projected education rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education profiles — Population with less than primary education (medium scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 38 shows the projected population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.