School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 1.48 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Zimbabwe, 1995β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Zimbabwe stood at 1.48 years.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.55 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8707 years, in 2012.
That places Zimbabwe 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.05 years | 1.05 years | 1.05 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.33 years | 1.2 years | 1.42 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.16 years | 0.8707 years | 1.4 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.47 years | 1.43 years | 1.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 118 Qatar 1.56 years compare
- 119 Bahrain 1.53 years compare
- 120 Azerbaijan 1.49 years compare
- 122 North Macedonia 1.44 years compare
- 123 Laos 1.43 years compare
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 1.42 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, male in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Zimbabwe was 1.48 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8707 years in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release