Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total was 1.96 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Zimbabwe, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1.96 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.67 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.61, in 1960.
Zimbabwe ranks 118th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.61 | — |
| 1965 | 0.61 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.01 | +65.6% |
| 1975 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.31 | +128.7% |
| 1985 | 2.31 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.67 | +58.9% |
| 1995 | 3.62 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.42 | -33.1% |
| 2005 | 2.16 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 1.96 | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.65 | 3.62 | 3.67 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.29 | 2.16 | 2.42 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8897 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,969 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,517 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 55,393 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Zimbabwe?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total in Zimbabwe was 1.96 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 20-24, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.67 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 in 1960.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 20-24.