School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 11.36 years in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 1971–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 11.36 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2013.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 11.45 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.52 years, in 1979.
That places Zimbabwe 135th out of 183 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.99 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.21 years | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 5.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 5.34 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 5.36 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.31 years | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 5.2 years | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 4.7 years | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 4.52 years | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 6.26 years | +38.4% |
| 1981 | 8.66 years | +38.4% |
| 1982 | 9.65 years | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 10.27 years | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 10.91 years | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 11 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 11.2 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 10.4 years | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 9.77 years | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 10.32 years | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 10 years | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 10.26 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 10.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 10.7 years | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 10.22 years | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 9.91 years | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 11.45 years | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 11.36 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1 years | 4.52 years | 5.36 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.79 years | 6.26 years | 11.2 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 10.09 years | 9.77 years | 10.32 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.29 years | 9.91 years | 10.7 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.4 years | 11.36 years | 11.45 years | 2 |
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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 to tertiary, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 11.36 years in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.45 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 years in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 135th out of 183 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.