Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions was 13.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Zimbabwe, 1980–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 13.1% for percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Zimbabwe peaked at 88.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2016.
Zimbabwe ranks 97th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 83.5% | — |
| 1981 | 88.3% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 87.5% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 87.5% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 87.3% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 87.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 87.3% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -84.7% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +1.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 13.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.7%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 13.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.7%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -84.7% | 88.8% | 13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.3% | 83.5% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 87.3% | 88.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 86.9% | 87.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 12.7% | 88.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,055 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,698 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1767 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Zimbabwe?
- Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Zimbabwe was 13.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2016.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions?
- Zimbabwe ranks 97th out of 212 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release