School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 11.14 years in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zimbabwe, 1983–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 11.14 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zimbabwe peaked at 11.2 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.6 years, in 1992.
That places Zimbabwe 134th out of 175 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9.66 years | — |
| 1984 | 10.18 years | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 10.5 years | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 9.6 years | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 9.89 years | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 9.97 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 10.33 years | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 9.88 years | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 9.61 years | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 11.2 years | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 11.14 years | -0.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 11.14 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.25 years, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 11.14 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.19 years, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.11 years | 9.66 years | 10.5 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 9.74 years | 9.6 years | 9.89 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.95 years | 9.61 years | 10.33 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.17 years | 11.14 years | 11.2 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More gender data for Zimbabwe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,958 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 11,652 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 11,652 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 239,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 244,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 236,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 240,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 234,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zimbabwe?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Zimbabwe was 11.14 years in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6 years in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Zimbabwe ranks 134th out of 175 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.