Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 50.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Zimbabwe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Zimbabwe is 50.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 83.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2003.
That places Zimbabwe 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.9% | — |
| 2000 | 34.7% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +155.0% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | -38.2% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | +27.6% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 32.5% | 35.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 38.8% | 83.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 39.2% | 51.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 93.08 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Zimbabwe?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Zimbabwe was 50.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release