Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 1.9% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Zimbabwe, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Zimbabwe stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Zimbabwe peaked at 23.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2010.
Zimbabwe ranks 139th 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7% | — |
| 1965 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.9% | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 4.1% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 6.7% | +64.4% |
| 1985 | 13.7% | +102.8% |
| 1990 | 23.9% | +74.8% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | -44.1% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -82.5% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 6.7% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 13.3% | 23.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Zimbabwe?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Zimbabwe was 1.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Zimbabwe ranks 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary