Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 49.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 49.8% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe peaked at 87.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2003.
Zimbabwe ranks 150th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 41.9% | — |
| 2000 | 40.4% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +136.3% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | -37.7% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 41.8% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 41.9% | 41.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 37.1% | 41.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 43.0% | 87.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 41.8% | 51.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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, upper secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Zimbabwe was 49.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Zimbabwe ranks 150th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release