Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 0.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Zimbabwe, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Zimbabwe stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.
Zimbabwe ranks 139th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.6% | — |
| 1965 | 1.9% | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | +24.0% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | +26.4% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +19.0% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -28.3% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -59.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 137 Haiti 0.9% compare
- 138 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9% compare
- 140 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7% compare
- 141 Mozambique 0.5% compare
- 142 Guyana 0.4% compare
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 tertiary schooling. in Zimbabwe?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Zimbabwe was 0.8% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Zimbabwe ranks 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)