Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 8.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education 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 25+ with no education in Zimbabwe stood at 8.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Zimbabwe peaked at 48.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2010.
Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.7% | — |
| 1965 | 44.5% | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 35.7% | -19.7% |
| 1980 | 31.2% | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 25.8% | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 22.4% | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | -29.0% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.6% | 44.5% | 48.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 40.1% | 35.7% | 44.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 25.8% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 15.9% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.7% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Zimbabwe?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Zimbabwe was 8.5% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- Zimbabwe ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education