School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.546 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Zimbabwe, 1983–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Zimbabwe is 0.546 years, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.8% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.546 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.089 years, in 1983.
That places Zimbabwe 143rd out of 177 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.089 years | — |
| 1984 | 0.0987 years | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1393 years | +41.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3858 years | +177.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3898 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3993 years | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4058 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3932 years | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.546 years | +38.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.546 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7605 years, 72% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.546 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5392 years, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.109 years | 0.089 years | 0.1393 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.3858 years | 0.3858 years | 0.3858 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4268 years | 0.3898 years | 0.546 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 140 Aruba 0.5965 years compare
- 141 Angola 0.555 years compare
- 142 Seychelles 0.5543 years compare
- 144 Ethiopia 0.5446 years compare
- 145 Burkina Faso 0.5337 years compare
- 146 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5282 years compare
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, male in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Zimbabwe was 0.546 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.546 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.089 years in 1983.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 143rd out of 177 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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, tertiary, male (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.