School enrollment, preprimary in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School enrollment, preprimary was 74.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary 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 in Zimbabwe stood at 74.3%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Zimbabwe peaked at 74.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1995.
That places Zimbabwe 87th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.7% | 35.0% | 60.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 61.4% | 67.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 45.8% | 71.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 72.5% | 74.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 84 Barbados 75.1% compare
- 85 Cape Verde 74.7% compare
- 86 Thailand 74.4% compare
- 88 Kazakhstan 74.1% compare
- 89 Montenegro 72.9% compare
- 90 Iran 72.5% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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. average years of schooling 3.67 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Zimbabwe?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Zimbabwe was 74.3% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1995.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Zimbabwe ranks 87th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. 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 (% 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.