Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 88.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
88.3%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
104th
of 161 countries
All-time high
90.7%
in 2012
All-time low
74.2%
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2024
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe stood at 88.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 90.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 1999.
Zimbabwe ranks 104th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 74.2% | — |
| 2000 | 76.4% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 84.1% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 84.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.2% | 74.2% | 74.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 76.4% | 84.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 74.9% | 90.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 75.9% | 88.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Zimbabwe was 88.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 1999.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 104th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release