Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female was 0.01 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Zimbabwe stood at 0.01. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.08 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2010.
That places Zimbabwe 140th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.03 | — |
| 1965 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 | -37.5% |
| 2000 | 0.02 | -60.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 | -50.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.01 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.09, 11% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.01 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04, 25% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.045 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.075 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.065 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Zimbabwe?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Zimbabwe was 0.01 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 140th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 15.