School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.57 years in 2013. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Zimbabwe, 1999–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 8.57 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 9.74 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.57 years, in 2013.
Zimbabwe ranks 131st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.94 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.12 years | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 9.74 years | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 9.38 years | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 9.12 years | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.6 years | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 8.57 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.94 years | 8.94 years | 8.94 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.34 years | 9.12 years | 9.74 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.59 years | 8.57 years | 8.6 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 128 Cayman Islands 8.62 years compare
- 129 Belarus 8.6 years compare
- 130 North Macedonia 8.59 years compare
- 132 Comoros 8.56 years compare
- 133 Seychelles 8.46 years compare
- 134 Croatia 8.44 years compare
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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Zimbabwe was 8.57 years in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.74 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.57 years in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 131st out of 200 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release