Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. was 0.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. 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 tertiary schooling. in Zimbabwe stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.
Zimbabwe ranks 135th 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.1% | — |
| 1965 | 1.3% | +18.9% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | +27.3% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | +35.9% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -32.6% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -53.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
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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 tertiary schooling. in Zimbabwe?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Zimbabwe was 0.7% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Zimbabwe ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary