School enrollment, preprimary, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 74.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Zimbabwe, 1995–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Zimbabwe stood at 74.2%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 74.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1995.
Zimbabwe ranks 86th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 32.2% | — |
| 2000 | 65.7% | +104.2% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | -38.7% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 59.9% | 74.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 45.4% | 71.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 72.4% | 74.2% | 2 |
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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 school enrollment, preprimary, male in Zimbabwe?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Zimbabwe was 74.2% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1995.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. 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 School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.