Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 85.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Zimbabwe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Zimbabwe stood at 85.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 97.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 102nd out of 161 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, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 87.1% | — |
| 2000 | 88.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.1% | 87.1% | 87.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.4% | 88.1% | 97.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 75.0% | 95.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 73.8% | 87.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Zimbabwe?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Zimbabwe was 85.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 102nd out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release