Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary was 18.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Zimbabwe, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Zimbabwe is 18.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Zimbabwe peaked at 18.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 99th 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 55-59 with secondary in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.4% | — |
| 1965 | 3.0% | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 6.1% | +35.0% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +53.6% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +77.5% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.1% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 10.6% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 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 55-59 with secondary in Zimbabwe?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary in Zimbabwe was 18.8% 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 55-59 with secondary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary?
- Zimbabwe ranks 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. 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 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)