Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.8528 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.8528
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
99th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.9076
in 2012
All-time low
0.7197
in 1992
Years of data
7
1992–2019
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Zimbabwe, 1992–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Zimbabwe stood at 0.8528.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.9076 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7197, in 1992.
Zimbabwe ranks 99th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7197 | 0.7197 | 0.7197 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7693 | 0.7693 | 0.7693 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8683 | 0.8313 | 0.9076 | 5 |
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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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Zimbabwe?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Zimbabwe was 0.8528 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9076 in 2012.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7197 in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Zimbabwe ranks 99th out of 121 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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