Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Official entrance age to lower secondary education was 13 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 215 countries
All-time high
14 years
in 1970
All-time low
13 years
in 1987
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Zimbabwe, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 13 years for official entrance age to lower secondary education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to lower secondary education in Zimbabwe peaked at 14 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13 years, in 1987.
That places Zimbabwe 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14 years | — |
| 1971 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13 years | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.7 years | 13 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 3 Cook Islands 11 years compare
- 3 Niue 11 years compare
- 3 Saint Helena 11 years compare
- 3 Tokelau 11 years compare
- 5 Afghanistan 13 years compare
- 5 Botswana 13 years compare
- 5 Denmark 13 years compare
- 5 Estonia 13 years compare
- 5 Ethiopia 13 years compare
- 5 Finland 13 years compare
- 5 Guinea 13 years compare
- 5 Gambia 13 years compare
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 13 years compare
- 5 Guatemala 13 years compare
- 5 Indonesia 13 years compare
- 5 Ireland 13 years compare
- 5 Iceland 13 years compare
- 5 Lesotho 13 years compare
- 5 Latvia 13 years compare
- 5 Mali 13 years compare
- 5 Mozambique 13 years compare
- 5 Niger 13 years compare
- 5 Norway 13 years compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 13 years compare
- 5 El Salvador 13 years compare
- 5 Sweden 13 years compare
- 5 Eswatini 13 years compare
- 5 Uganda 13 years compare
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 official entrance age to lower secondary education in Zimbabwe?
- Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Zimbabwe was 13 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 14 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 years in 1987.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Zimbabwe ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to lower secondary education rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release