Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female was 5,281 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Zimbabwe, 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 5,281 for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 9,305 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 242, in 1984.
That places Zimbabwe 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 242 | — |
| 2012 | 8,605 | +3455.8% |
| 2013 | 8,437 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 8,631 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 9,305 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 7,991 | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 7,437 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 5,900 | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 4,913 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 3,780 | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 3,584 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 6,945 | +93.8% |
| 2023 | 4,880 | -29.7% |
| 2024 | 5,281 | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 242 | 242 | 242 | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,652 | 4,913 | 9,305 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4,894 | 3,584 | 6,945 | 5 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 90,330 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Zimbabwe?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Zimbabwe was 5,281 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 9,305 in 2015.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 242 in 1984.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. 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 Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release