Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 87.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe is 87.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 92.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 121st out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80.5% | — |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 90.5% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 89.6% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 84.9% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 82.0% | 90.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 74.9% | 92.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 74.8% | 88.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 482,803 (2013)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -29.77 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 650,753 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 127,910 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 87.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 121st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release