Secondary education, pupils in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Secondary education, pupils was 49.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Zimbabwe, 1970–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Zimbabwe is 49.6%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Zimbabwe peaked at 49.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 1972.
Zimbabwe ranks 78th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.4% | — |
| 1971 | 39.8% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 39.0% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 40.0% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 40.5% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 41.5% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 43.3% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 45.3% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 42.0% | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 41.2% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 40.8% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 40.4% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 40.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 40.3% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 41.4% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 41.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 46.7% | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 44.0% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 45.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 46.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 46.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.3% | 39.0% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.2% | 40.3% | 42.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 45.4% | 44.0% | 46.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 46.8% | 47.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 49.3% | 49.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 secondary education, pupils in Zimbabwe?
- Secondary education, pupils in Zimbabwe was 49.6% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 1972.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Zimbabwe ranks 78th out of 203 countries with data for 2013.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.