School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.51 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Zimbabwe is 6.51 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 9.18 years in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4.53 years, in 1978.
Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.87 years | 4.53 years | 5.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.29 years | 6.5 years | 9.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.16 years | 6.72 years | 7.5 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.83 years | 7.69 years | 8.18 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.89 years | 6.73 years | 7.15 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.62 years | 6.51 years | 6.74 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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, primary, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 6.51 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.18 years in 1984.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.53 years in 1978.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release