Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 39.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Zimbabwe, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 39.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Zimbabwe peaked at 59.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2000.
Zimbabwe ranks 30th 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.1% | — |
| 1965 | 54.5% | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 56.3% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 59.2% | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 54.4% | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 50.0% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 47.7% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.8% | 51.1% | 54.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.8% | 56.3% | 59.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 50.0% | 54.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 42.0% | 47.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 36.5% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 39.3% | 39.3% | 1 |
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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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Zimbabwe?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Zimbabwe was 39.3% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Zimbabwe ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)