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
Latest (2023)
11.06
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 194 countries
All-time high
11.06
in 2021
All-time low
9.53
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
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% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 11.06 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.51, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 11.06 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.85, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 90.38 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.48 (2024)
- 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)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).