Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 49.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Zimbabwe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Zimbabwe is 49.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Zimbabwe peaked at 92.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2003.
That places Zimbabwe 146th 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, male in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.6% | — |
| 2000 | 46.7% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +120.2% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | -37.1% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 48.6% | 48.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 42.1% | 47.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 47.3% | 92.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 44.5% | 52.4% | 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, upper secondary, male in Zimbabwe?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Zimbabwe was 49.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Zimbabwe ranks 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release