Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 45.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zimbabwe, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zimbabwe stood at 45.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zimbabwe peaked at 79.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2000.
Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 61.2% | — |
| 1965 | 71.2% | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 79.0% | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 73.2% | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 61.3% | -16.2% |
| 1985 | 42.8% | -30.3% |
| 1990 | 45.0% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 44.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.2% | 61.2% | 71.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 76.1% | 73.2% | 79.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.0% | 42.8% | 61.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 44.7% | 45.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 33.0% | 40.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 45.5% | 45.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zimbabwe?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Zimbabwe was 45.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Zimbabwe ranks 21st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)