Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 75.2% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe, 1999–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe is 75.2%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 75.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2003.
Zimbabwe ranks 141st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 66.1% | — |
| 2000 | 63.8% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 65.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | +28.4% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 66.1% | 66.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 57.3% | 65.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 73.5% | 75.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8897 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,969 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,517 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 55,393 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe was 75.2% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2013.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.