Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 8.93 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.93
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
114th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8.93
in 2021
All-time low
5.03
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 8.93 for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 8.93 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.03, in 1990.
Zimbabwe ranks 114th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.03 | — |
| 1991 | 5.17 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 5.32 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 5.47 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 5.63 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 5.78 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.93 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 6.08 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 6.24 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 6.39 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6.54 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.7 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.85 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 6.95 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 7.05 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.16 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.26 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.36 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 7.46 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.56 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.67 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.77 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.87 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.99 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.11 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 8.39 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.42 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.46 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.57 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.69 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.81 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 8.93 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 8.93 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.93 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7 | 5.03 | 6.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.09 | 6.54 | 7.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.19 | 7.67 | 8.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9 | 8.81 | 8.93 | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 8.93 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 114th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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