Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 1.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zimbabwe, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zimbabwe stood at 1.5%.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.
That places Zimbabwe 130th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +34.4% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -42.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 4 |
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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 mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zimbabwe?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Zimbabwe was 1.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Zimbabwe ranks 130th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release