Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female was 6.84 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zimbabwe, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zimbabwe stood at 6.84. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 6.84 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.07, in 1960.
Zimbabwe ranks 15th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.07 | — |
| 1965 | 2.07 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.77 | +33.8% |
| 1975 | 2.77 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.4 | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.36 | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 4.63 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 6.56 | +41.7% |
| 2005 | 6.39 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 6.84 | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.5 | 4.36 | 4.63 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.47 | 6.39 | 6.56 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.84 | 6.84 | 6.84 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1767 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1767 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zimbabwe?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Zimbabwe was 6.84 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 in 1960.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 20-24.