Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 38.9% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Zimbabwe, 1999–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Zimbabwe stood at 38.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 38.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2003.
That places Zimbabwe 147th out of 182 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.9% | — |
| 2000 | 30.6% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +40.1% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 27.1% | 31.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 38.0% | 38.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Zimbabwe?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Zimbabwe was 38.9% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 147th out of 182 countries with data for 2013.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.