School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.4586 years in 2015. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Zimbabwe, 1983–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Zimbabwe stood at 0.4586 years. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.4% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.4586 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.046 years, in 1983.
Zimbabwe ranks 141st of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.046 years | — |
| 1984 | 0.0522 years | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.069 years | +32.4% |
| 1992 | 0.185 years | +167.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2857 years | +54.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2777 years | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2862 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3049 years | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4586 years | +50.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.4586 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6764 years, 68% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.4586 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.381 years, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0557 years | 0.046 years | 0.069 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.185 years | 0.185 years | 0.185 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3226 years | 0.2777 years | 0.4586 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,585 (2013)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 328,055 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,698 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 957,461 (2013)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4866 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1767 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Zimbabwe was 0.4586 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4586 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.046 years in 1983.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 141st out of 177 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.