Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 5 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Zimbabwe, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Zimbabwe is 5, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Zimbabwe peaked at 5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.75, in 1960.
Zimbabwe ranks 65th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.75 | — |
| 1965 | 1.9 | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 1.83 | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 2.26 | +23.5% |
| 1980 | 2.47 | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 2.82 | +14.2% |
| 1990 | 3.06 | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 3.58 | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 3.79 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5 | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 5 | +11.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.55, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.08, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.82 | 1.75 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.04 | 1.83 | 2.26 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.65 | 2.47 | 2.82 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.32 | 3.06 | 3.58 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.14 | 3.79 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.38 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.48 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,055 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,698 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Zimbabwe?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Zimbabwe was 5 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 25+, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 in 1960.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.