Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 39.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Zimbabwe, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Zimbabwe stood at 39.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Zimbabwe peaked at 40.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2013.
Zimbabwe ranks 132nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.9% | 27.0% | 37.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 38.3% | 40.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Zimbabwe?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Zimbabwe was 39.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Zimbabwe ranks 132nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.