School enrollment, primary, private in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School enrollment, primary, private was 13.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, private in Zimbabwe, 1980–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Zimbabwe is 13.1%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Zimbabwe peaked at 88.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2016.
That places Zimbabwe 94th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 83.5% | — |
| 1981 | 88.3% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 87.5% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 87.5% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 87.3% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 87.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 87.3% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -84.7% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.3% | 83.5% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 87.3% | 88.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 86.9% | 87.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 12.7% | 88.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Zimbabwe?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Zimbabwe was 13.1% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2016.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Zimbabwe ranks 94th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.