School enrollment, primary, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School enrollment, primary, female was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Zimbabwe, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 93.4% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 127.3% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 1979.
Zimbabwe ranks 159th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.3% | — |
| 1971 | 59.3% | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 62.4% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 63.3% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 65.2% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 65.0% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 58.8% | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 57.5% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 113.5% | +97.5% |
| 1982 | 122.7% | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 127.2% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 127.3% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 126.9% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 125.0% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 116.3% | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 106.2% | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 103.1% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 95.6% | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 99.7% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 97.7% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 100.4% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 105.2% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 106.8% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 110.4% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 115.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 110.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 108.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.7% | 57.5% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 118.7% | 103.1% | 127.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 100.7% | 95.6% | 106.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 111.3% | 108.9% | 115.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 93.5% | 99.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 93.2% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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, primary, female in Zimbabwe?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Zimbabwe was 93.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 127.3% in 1984.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 159th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.