School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 1.48 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Zimbabwe, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Zimbabwe is 1.48 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.54 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8881 years, in 2012.
Zimbabwe ranks 122nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 years | 1.23 years | 1.23 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.28 years | 1.17 years | 1.43 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.16 years | 0.8881 years | 1.4 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.48 years | 1.44 years | 1.54 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 1.52 years compare
- 120 Azerbaijan 1.5 years compare
- 121 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 1.49 years compare
- 123 Barbados 1.45 years compare
- 124 Saint Lucia 1.45 years compare
- 125 Bhutan 1.44 years compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 90,330 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.67 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Zimbabwe was 1.48 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8881 years in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release