Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total was 1.12 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Zimbabwe is 1.12, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.61 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.66, in 1960.
That places Zimbabwe 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.66 | — |
| 1965 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.81 | +22.7% |
| 1975 | 0.87 | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.92 | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 1.86 | +102.2% |
| 1990 | 2.61 | +40.3% |
| 1995 | 2.22 | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 2.03 | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 1.81 | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 1.12 | -38.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.12 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.97, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.39 | 0.92 | 1.86 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.42 | 2.22 | 2.61 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.92 | 1.81 | 2.03 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Zimbabwe?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Zimbabwe was 1.12 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.66 in 1960.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.