Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 9.72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe stood at 9.72 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe peaked at 9.72 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.94 years, in 1990.
That places Zimbabwe 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.94 years | — |
| 1991 | 6.09 years | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 6.24 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 6.39 years | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 6.55 years | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 6.71 years | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 6.86 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 7.01 years | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 7.17 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 7.33 years | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 7.48 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 7.63 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 7.79 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 7.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 7.98 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 8.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 8.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 8.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.22 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.27 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.56 years | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 8.86 years | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 9.27 years | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 9.09 years | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 8.92 years | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.19 years | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 9.46 years | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 9.59 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.72 years | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 9.72 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.72 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.63 years | 5.94 years | 7.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.88 years | 7.48 years | 8.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8 years | 8.17 years | 9.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.69 years | 9.59 years | 9.72 years | 4 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7548 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0881 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0885 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -29.08 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe was 9.72 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.72 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.94 years in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Zimbabwe ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.