Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 90.4% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Zimbabwe, 1998β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 90.4% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 99.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 118th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.0% | 86.7% | 91.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 95.0% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 81.7% | 92.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 84.0% | 92.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 115 Kazakhstan 91.3% compare
- 116 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.7% compare
- 117 Indonesia 90.4% compare
- 119 Palestine, State of 90.1% compare
- 120 Gambia 89.8% compare
- 121 Belize 89.8% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0054 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Zimbabwe?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Zimbabwe was 90.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 118th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release