Primary education, pupils in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Primary education, pupils was 49.5% in 2013. β² Rising
Primary education, pupils in Zimbabwe, 1970β2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2013, primary education, pupils in Zimbabwe stood at 49.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Zimbabwe peaked at 49.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 26th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.8% | 45.0% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 48.0% | 49.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.1% | 49.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 49.1% | 49.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 23 Saint Lucia 49.6% compare
- 24 Monaco 49.6% compare
- 25 Bahamas 49.6% compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 49.5% compare
- 28 Democratic Republic of the Congo 49.5% compare
- 29 Bahrain 49.4% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 90,330 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.67 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Zimbabwe?
- Primary education, pupils in Zimbabwe was 49.5% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for primary education, pupils?
- Zimbabwe ranks 26th out of 203 countries with data for 2013.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.