Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.7297 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Zimbabwe, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.7297 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.7743 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6686 GPIA, in 2012.
Zimbabwe ranks 108th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.6686 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.6705 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6998 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.69 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.724 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7066 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7088 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6988 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7743 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7242 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7328 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7329 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7297 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6959 GPIA | 0.6686 GPIA | 0.724 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7388 GPIA | 0.7242 GPIA | 0.7743 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Zimbabwe was 0.7297 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7743 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6686 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Zimbabwe ranks 108th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release