Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 74.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 1999–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe stood at 74.0%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 74.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2003.
That places Zimbabwe 145th out of 188 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.9% | — |
| 2000 | 66.5% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 68.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.9% | 68.9% | 68.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 59.3% | 68.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 72.7% | 74.0% | 2 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 74.0% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 145th out of 188 countries with data for 2013.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.