Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 11.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe is 11.39 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe peaked at 11.62 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.18 years, in 1990.
Zimbabwe ranks 152nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.18 years | — |
| 1991 | 10.27 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 10.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 10.46 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 10.56 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 10.65 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 10.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 10.84 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.93 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 11.03 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 11.13 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 11.62 years | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 11.15 years | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 10.84 years | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 10.91 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 10.98 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 11.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 11.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 11.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.38 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.26 years | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 11.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 11.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 11.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 11.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 11.39 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.39 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6 years | 10.18 years | 11.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.12 years | 10.84 years | 11.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.33 years | 11.26 years | 11.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.39 years | 11.38 years | 11.39 years | 4 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7548 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0881 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0885 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -29.08 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Zimbabwe was 11.39 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.62 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.18 years in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Zimbabwe ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.