Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. was 43.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Zimbabwe stood at 43.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Zimbabwe peaked at 62.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 1970.
That places Zimbabwe 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.4% | — |
| 1965 | 41.2% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 41.0% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 52.4% | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 58.2% | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 61.0% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 61.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | -28.8% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.3% | 41.2% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 46.7% | 41.0% | 52.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.6% | 58.2% | 61.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 61.0% | 62.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 43.5% | 61.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 45-49 with primary schooling. in Zimbabwe?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. in Zimbabwe was 43.5% 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 45-49 with primary schooling. recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling.?
- Zimbabwe ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)