Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8%
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
9th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.4%
in 1998
Years of data
26
1997–2023

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe, 1997–2023

0.511.521997201020231997: 0.405 %1998: 0.38 %1999: 0.454 %2000: 0.52 %2001: 0.537 %2003: 0.736 %2004: 0.605 %2005: 0.641 %2006: 0.646 %2007: 0.997 %2008: 1.3 %2009: 1.1 %2010: 1.5 %2011: 1.9 %2012: 0.934 %2013: 0.959 %2014: 0.966 %2015: 1 %2016: 1 %2017: 1.1 %2018: 1 %2019: 0.958 %2020: 0.828 %2021: 0.788 %2022: 0.702 %2023: 0.773 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe stood at 0.8%.

The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.

Zimbabwe ranks 9th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) in Zimbabwe, 1997 to 2023.
Year % Change
1997 0.4%
1998 0.4% -6.2%
1999 0.5% +19.5%
2000 0.5% +14.7%
2001 0.5% +3.2%
2003 0.7% +37.0%
2004 0.6% -17.7%
2005 0.6% +5.9%
2006 0.6% +0.8%
2007 1.0% +54.3%
2008 1.3% +25.9%
2009 1.1% -14.1%
2010 1.5% +38.7%
2011 1.9% +24.7%
2012 0.9% -49.9%
2013 1.0% +2.6%
2014 1.0% +0.7%
2015 1.0% +4.1%
2016 1.0% +4.2%
2017 1.1% +1.9%
2018 1.0% -2.7%
2019 1.0% -7.8%
2020 0.8% -13.5%
2021 0.8% -4.8%
2022 0.7% -11.0%
2023 0.8% +10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.5% 1.3% 9
2010s 1.1% 0.9% 1.9% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe?
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Zimbabwe was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
How does Zimbabwe rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
Zimbabwe ranks 9th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 9,539 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release