Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 11.06 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 11.06 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Zimbabwe peaked at 11.06 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.53, in 1990.
That places Zimbabwe 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.53 | — |
| 1991 | 9.93 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 9.54 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 9.64 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.75 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 9.85 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 9.95 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 10.05 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 10.15 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 10.25 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 10.42 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 10.92 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 10.53 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 10.29 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 10.36 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 10.43 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 10.51 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.58 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.65 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 10.72 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 10.8 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.87 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.94 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 10.81 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.84 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 10.87 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.9 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.93 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.96 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.99 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.03 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 11.06 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.06 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.06 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.86 | 9.53 | 10.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.54 | 10.29 | 10.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.89 | 10.8 | 10.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.05 | 11.03 | 11.06 | 4 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Zimbabwe?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Zimbabwe was 11.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.06 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.53 in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Zimbabwe ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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