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School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Zimbabwe was 72.53 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 72.53 in 2020 and a minimum value of 34.96 in 1995.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1995	34.96
1998	60.49
2000	66.85
2002	61.45
2003	67.83
2012	45.81
2013	46.96
2014	52.11
2015	61.68
2016	67.28
2017	70.52
2018	69.69
2019	71.71
2020	72.53

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Zimbabwe was 72.63 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 72.63 in 2020 and a minimum value of 37.77 in 1995.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1995	37.77
2000	67.98
2002	62.97
2003	61.46
2012	46.21
2013	47.52
2014	52.26
2015	61.88
2016	67.46
2017	70.50
2018	69.57
2019	71.54
2020	72.63

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Zimbabwe was 72.42 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.11 in 2003 and a minimum value of 32.19 in 1995.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1995	32.19
2000	65.74
2002	59.95
2003	74.11
2012	45.42
2013	46.40
2014	51.97
2015	61.48
2016	67.10
2017	70.53
2018	69.80
2019	71.88
2020	72.42

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Zimbabwe was 97.30 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 121.78 in 1985 and a minimum value of 57.43 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	70.11
1971	63.76
1972	66.54
1973	66.97
1974	68.26
1975	68.25
1976	67.50
1977	65.90
1978	59.17
1979	57.43
1980	82.10
1981	110.18
1982	117.96
1983	121.58
1984	121.73
1985	121.78
1986	119.39
1987	110.99
1988	106.39
1989	105.57
1990	98.95
1991	105.35
1992	104.23
1993	108.27
1995	107.67
1996	106.53
1997	106.32
1998	104.98
1999	104.62
2000	105.88
2001	110.25
2002	105.33
2003	104.33
2012	112.52
2013	109.89
2015	103.83
2016	101.31
2017	98.93
2018	97.75
2019	97.14
2020	97.30

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Zimbabwe was 97.55 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 118.65 in 1985 and a minimum value of 53.67 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	63.24
1971	57.84
1972	60.32
1973	60.82
1974	62.34
1975	62.76
1976	62.41
1977	61.54
1978	55.40
1979	53.67
1981	106.18
1982	113.86
1983	117.64
1984	118.26
1985	118.65
1986	117.12
1987	109.59
1988	105.44
1989	105.21
1990	98.98
1991	104.05
1992	104.00
1995	106.64
1996	105.49
1998	103.89
1999	103.34
2000	104.45
2001	108.75
2002	104.11
2003	103.25
2012	111.39
2013	108.71
2015	102.77
2016	100.46
2017	98.55
2018	97.59
2019	97.10
2020	97.55

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Zimbabwe was 97.06 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 125.47 in 1983 and a minimum value of 61.17 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	76.95
1971	69.65
1972	72.71
1973	73.07
1974	74.13
1975	73.70
1976	72.55
1977	70.24
1978	62.90
1979	61.17
1981	114.16
1982	122.02
1983	125.47
1984	125.18
1985	124.87
1986	121.64
1987	112.38
1988	107.34
1989	105.92
1990	98.93
1991	106.63
1992	104.46
1995	108.69
1996	107.57
1998	106.06
1999	105.88
2000	107.31
2001	111.75
2002	106.54
2003	105.42
2012	113.65
2013	111.08
2015	104.90
2016	102.16
2017	99.32
2018	97.91
2019	97.18
2020	97.06

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Zimbabwe was 94.15 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.01 in 1984 and a minimum value of 84.51 in 1998.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1982	97.63
1984	99.01
1986	98.64
1998	84.51
1999	86.88
2000	88.76
2001	92.15
2002	89.61
2003	88.94
2012	94.17
2013	94.15

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Zimbabwe was 89.43 as of 2003. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.55 in 2001 and a minimum value of 85.62 in 1998.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1998	85.62
1999	87.50
2000	89.00
2001	92.55
2002	89.90
2003	89.43

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Zimbabwe was 88.45 as of 2003. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.75 in 2001 and a minimum value of 83.43 in 1998.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1998	83.43
1999	86.26
2000	88.52
2001	91.75
2002	89.32
2003	88.45

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Zimbabwe was 13.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 88.84 in 2012, while its lowest value was 12.74 in 2016.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1980	83.47
1981	88.35
1982	88.53
1983	88.18
1984	87.52
1985	87.57
1986	87.54
1987	87.60
1988	87.29
1989	86.73
1990	87.76
1991	87.34
1992	87.55
1993	87.94
1995	88.29
1996	88.29
1997	88.56
1999	88.11
2001	87.28
2002	87.59
2003	86.91
2012	88.84
2015	13.61
2016	12.74
2017	12.85
2018	13.53
2019	12.90
2020	13.14

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Zimbabwe was 52.41 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52.41 in 2013 and a minimum value of 7.18 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	7.18
1971	7.35
1972	7.92
1973	8.12
1974	8.16
1975	8.40
1976	8.44
1977	8.48
1978	8.10
1979	7.24
1980	7.46
1981	14.32
1982	21.05
1983	28.15
1984	35.65
1985	39.75
1986	42.58
1987	44.37
1988	45.27
1989	45.62
1990	43.35
1991	45.01
1992	40.27
1993	38.05
1994	38.41
1995	40.61
1996	42.39
1997	45.00
1999	45.43
2000	45.22
2001	46.16
2002	43.88
2003	39.98
2012	51.55
2013	52.41

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Zimbabwe was 51.35 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.35 in 2013 and a minimum value of 5.65 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	5.65
1971	5.85
1972	6.17
1973	6.49
1974	6.61
1975	6.98
1976	7.08
1977	7.24
1978	7.02
1979	6.57
1981	12.07
1982	17.39
1983	23.03
1984	28.94
1985	32.30
1986	34.49
1987	36.92
1988	38.02
1989	38.76
1990	40.65
1991	39.75
1992	35.55
1993	33.88
1994	34.66
1995	37.12
1996	39.17
1999	42.59
2000	42.26
2001	43.11
2002	40.72
2003	37.44
2012	50.15
2013	51.35

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Zimbabwe was 53.49 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.49 in 2013 and a minimum value of 7.91 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1970	8.70
1971	8.85
1972	9.67
1973	9.75
1974	9.70
1975	9.82
1976	9.81
1977	9.73
1978	9.18
1979	7.91
1981	16.56
1982	24.70
1983	33.25
1984	42.32
1985	47.14
1986	50.60
1987	51.75
1988	52.46
1989	52.41
1990	46.04
1991	50.24
1992	44.95
1993	42.20
1994	42.14
1995	44.08
1996	45.60
1999	48.28
2000	48.20
2001	49.25
2002	47.12
2003	42.60
2012	52.99
2013	53.49

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Zimbabwe was 48.73 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 14 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.73 in 2013 and a minimum value of 37.24 in 2003.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1999	42.42
2000	42.46
2001	43.34
2002	41.23
2003	37.24
2012	47.88
2013	48.73

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Zimbabwe was 48.51 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 14 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.51 in 2013 and a minimum value of 35.34 in 2003.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1999	40.32
2000	40.18
2001	40.98
2002	38.72
2003	35.34
2012	47.38
2013	48.51

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Zimbabwe was 48.96 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 14 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48.96 in 2013 and a minimum value of 39.19 in 2003.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1999	44.52
2000	44.75
2001	45.73
2002	43.79
2003	39.19
2012	48.39
2013	48.96

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1999	71.68
2001	71.29
2002	71.27
2012	77.41

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Zimbabwe was 8.88 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.01 in 2015 and a minimum value of 1.29 in 1980.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1971	1.67
1972	1.62
1973	1.63
1974	1.51
1975	1.54
1976	1.57
1977	1.46
1978	1.42
1979	1.35
1980	1.29
1981	1.81
1982	2.10
1983	1.35
1984	1.51
1985	1.73
1986	2.08
1989	5.53
1990	4.80
1991	4.95
1992	5.71
2010	6.70
2011	6.70
2012	6.85
2013	6.94
2015	10.01
2016	8.17
2017	8.88

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Zimbabwe was 9.69 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.69 in 2017 and a minimum value of 0.92 in 1983.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1983	0.92
1984	1.04
1986	1.38
1992	3.70
2010	5.71
2011	5.55
2012	5.72
2013	6.10
2015	9.17
2016	8.54
2017	9.69

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Zimbabwe was 8.01 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.92 in 2015 and a minimum value of 1.78 in 1983.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1983	1.78
1984	1.97
1986	2.79
1992	7.72
2010	7.80
2011	7.99
2012	8.12
2013	7.86
2015	10.92
2016	7.77
2017	8.01

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation