Start month of the academic school year in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Start month of the academic school year was 1 tertiary education in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1 tertiary education
World rank
174th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1 tertiary education
in 1997
All-time low
1 tertiary education
in 1997
Years of data
20
1997–2022
Start month of the academic school year in Zimbabwe, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1 tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Zimbabwe peaked at 1 tertiary education in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1 tertiary education, in 1997.
That places Zimbabwe 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Start month of the academic school year in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 tertiary education | — |
| 1998 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 174 Australia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Colombia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Costa Rica 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Dominican Republic 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Ecuador 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Guatemala 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Honduras 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Iraq 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Kenya 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Cambodia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Kiribati 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Lebanon 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Sri Lanka 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Maldives 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Montenegro 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Malaysia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Namibia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Nicaragua 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Nauru 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 New Zealand 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Papua New Guinea 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Paraguay 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Palestine 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 El Salvador 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Eswatini 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Seychelles 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 East Timor 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Tonga 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Samoa 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 South Africa 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Zambia 1 tertiary education compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8897 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,969 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,361 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 72,517 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 55,393 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Zimbabwe?
- Start month of the academic school year in Zimbabwe was 1 tertiary education in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1 tertiary education in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tertiary education in 1997.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Zimbabwe ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release